Lawrence Frank has a reputation as a good motivator, a coach with a knack for words when it counts. That doesn't mean he thinks he can do it alone. Tuesday, before the Nets victory over the Celtics, Frank had a special guest, Yankee reliever Mariano Rivera. It's a common if quiet tradition at the Nets practice facility: bringing in guest speakers to focus on big issues. For Rivera, it was team.
- Mo-tivational - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Closer close-up - Darren Everson - New York Daily News