New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn reacts as he watches with owner Bruce Ratner, right, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Wizards beat the Nets 107-96. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

New Jersey Nets president Rod Thorn reacts as he watches with owner Bruce Ratner, right, during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Wizards beat the Nets 107-96.

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  1. In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photograph, New Jersey Nets' Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) dribbles the ball past Denver Nuggets' Anthony Carter (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in East Rutherford, N.J. Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with swine flu. In a statement issued late Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, Nets President Rod Thorn said Douglas-Roberts "has been treated accordingly for the illness, and the Nets have followed all precautionary measures as mandated by NBA guidelines."

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  1. FILE - In this combo made from file photos,New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner, left, and Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov are shown. Ratner says the sale of the NBA team to Prokhorov is the final piece to building an $800 million arena and moving the Nets to Brooklyn, and says in a telephone interview Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, with The Associated Press that the joint Russian-American venture still requires that he sell almost $600 million in tax-exempt bonds by Dec. 31, but he sees no problem in getting that done.
  2. In this photo taken Nov. 19, 2009, Bruce Ratner, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, talks in New York. In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009, New York's top court says the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. A group of tenants and owners claim the seizure is unconstitutional. They say developer Bruce Ratner's proposed $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project mainly enriches private interests, while the state constitution requires public use for taking land.
  3. Bruce Ratner, left, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, talks to architect Frank Gehry during a topping-off ceremony for Beekman tower, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York. Located on Beekman Street in the heart of Lower Manhattan, the high-rise will include 903 apartments, a public school, an ambulatory care center for New York Downtown Hospital, ground floor retail space, below-grade parking for 175 cars, and two landscaped public plazas. The 76-floor high-rise is designed by Gehry and and developed by Forest City Ratner Companies. It is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2011.
  4. This photo taken Nov. 2, 2009 shows Atlantic Yards, lower center, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 New York's top court says the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. A group of tenants and owners claim the seizure is unconstitutional. They say developer Bruce Ratner's proposed $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project mainly enriches private interests, while the state constitution requires public use for taking land.
  5. This photo taken Nov. 2, 2009 shows Atlantic Yards, bottom center, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In a 6-1 ruling Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 New York's top court says the state can use eminent domain to force homeowners and businesses to sell their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. A group of tenants and owners claim the seizure is unconstitutional. They say developer Bruce Ratner's proposed $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project mainly enriches private interests, while the state constitution requires public use for taking land.
  6. In this artist's rendering released by SHoP Architects, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 in New York, is the proposed design for the Brooklyn home of the New Jersey Nets. Developer Bruce Ratner unveiled the new design for the Barclays Center on Wednesday.
  7. New Jersey Nets guard Terrence Williams (8) drives to the basket in front of New York Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, of Italy, during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Knicks won, 115-107.
  8. New Jersey Nets forward Sean Williams (51) defends against New York Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, of Italy, during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Knicks won, 115-107.
  9. New Jersey Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) defends against New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Knicks won, 115-107.
  10. New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez (11) and New York Knicks forward David Lee (42) battle for the ball during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Knicks won, 115-107.
  11. New Jersey Nets forward Terence Williams, left, takes a shot over New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. New Jersey Nets players Terrence Williams (8) and Sean Williams, right, battle for the ball with New York Knicks player Toney Douglas during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Albany, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  13. In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 photograph, New Jersey Nets' Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) dribbles the ball past Denver Nuggets' Anthony Carter (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in East Rutherford, N.J. Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with swine flu. In a statement issued late Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, Nets President Rod Thorn said Douglas-Roberts "has been treated accordingly for the illness, and the Nets have followed all precautionary measures as mandated by NBA guidelines."
  14. FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2009 photo, New Jersey Nets guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) is fouled by Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee (34) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Washington. Douglas-Roberts has been diagnosed with swine flu. In a statement issued late Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, Nets President Rod Thorn said Douglas-Roberts "has been treated accordingly for the illness, and the Nets have followed all precautionary measures as mandated by NBA guidelines."

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