Boiling Point: Frustrated Nets Guard Williams Makes Pair of Hasty Exits
By John Torenli
Deron Williams’ silence was deafening following the Nets’ 105-100 loss to Cleveland at Newark’s Prudential Center. It rang even louder after Wednesday’s 108-89 home defeat to the Washington Wizards, one of only three NBA teams with a poorer record than the Brooklyn-bound franchise.
But after standing up the media at his locker Monday night, the All-Star point guard had plenty to say at practice Tuesday as he and his teammates prepared to “play out” the remainder of this lockout-abbreviated season with little to no hope of challenging for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.