Brooke Lopez breaks foot, scheduled for surgery

**Strikeout King** · 12-22-2011, 08:28 PM

Nets center Brook Lopez fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and will have surgery Friday -- three days before New Jersey opens the 66-game regular season.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/stor...gery-scheduled

**Stardust** · 12-22-2011, 08:33 PM

Where, there went their chances to trade for Howard, because they were going to have to give up Lopez to make the deal happen

**Strikeout King** · 12-22-2011, 08:40 PM

^ I don't think they was gonna go after Howard anyways. There GM said he was comfortable with the roster he has now

**LWC** · 12-22-2011, 09:40 PM

Dusty, that is what I was thinking.

itzAmazing · 12-22-2011, 11:03 PM

I hate to say it, but the Nets are now comprised of Deron Williams and role players.

**Mr. Pike Central** · 12-23-2011, 03:28 AM

Well there went their season...

Enjoy Deron Williams while you can, cause he'll likely bolt.

**Stardust** · 12-23-2011, 11:27 AM

Strikeout King Wrote:^ I don't think they was gonna go after Howard anyways. There GM said he was comfortable with the roster he has now

SK, He only said that because of the issues surrounding the conflict of talk to Howard without permission. He definitely was not happy with his roster and he wanted Howard so bad, that he was calling him directly!

**Strikeout King** · 12-23-2011, 11:57 AM

J-Rod Wrote:Well there went their season...

Enjoy Deron Williams while you can, cause he'll likely bolt.

actually he said a while back that he will probably be a Net