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Rob Thorn, New Jersey Nets president, announced today, November the 7^th, that Point Guard Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu. Thorn said the player has been treated and the Nets are following all precautionary measures called for by the NBA.

Douglas Roberts is just the last key player sidelined for the winless Nets. Before him, tNew Jersey already missed PG Devin Harris, PF Yi Jianlian and SG Courtney Lee. Harris is expected to miss from a week to 10 days with a strained right groin, Yi is out indefinitely with a sprained ligament in his right knee and Lee is out with a strained left groin, his return is unknown.

Without four of their key scorers, the question comes up: How is this team going to score enough points to win any games? As I write this post, the Nets are facing the Celtics and throughout the beginning of the 2^nd quarter, they are still fighting. Maybe luckily for them, after tonight their next games are only on Wednesday and Friday against the 76ers and the Magic, the former at home and the lather on the road, so maybe until there they are able to get at least Harris back.

Although the New York Post has reported that Thorn said Coach Lawrence Frank is safe and we all understand how banged up this team has been so far, all this losses are on the record. The same record which Frank, who is on the last year of his contract, will be judged in the end of the season.

~ by Rafael Uehara on November 7, 2009.