NEW YORK - Speeding up his courtship of Larry Brown, New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas met Thursday night with the 64-year-old unemployed coach.
The meeting began in the evening near Brown's summer home in East Hampton, N.Y., and a Knicks spokesman said the only two participants were Thomas and Brown.
It was unclear whether the Knicks already were prepared to offer a contract to Brown, who reached a severance agreement with Detroit on Tuesday.
PISTONS: Patience paid off for Flip Saunders.
After being fired in February by Minnesota, Saunders took some time to assess different job possibilities. When Detroit finalized a $7-million severance package with Larry Brown earlier this week, Saunders knew he'd found his opportunity.
"I was really fortunate in the past five months to wait and evaluate situations," Saunders said being introduced as Detroit's new coach. "I was going to wait and get into the right situation to walk into and have an opportunity to win and to win big, and that's what we have here."
Less than 24 hours after Brown's departure, Saunders and the Pistons agreed to a four-year, $20-million contract with incentives that could add more than $6-million.
NETS: Free-agent forwards Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Clifford Robinson have agreed to play for New Jersey.
WILLIAMS: Two years ago, a motorcycle crash mangled Jason Williams' left leg so badly he didn't know if he'd ever be able to walk again, much less play basketball.
He's not only back on the court these days, but running, cutting and jumping, determined to prove he's ready to return to the NBA.
"I'll be somewhere by October," the former Chicago Bulls guard said after a 45-minute workout. "It's been a long journey, it's been a long road. I'm glad I can finally see a light at the end of it."
WASHINGTON 70, HOUSTON 65: Alana Beard scored 16 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 15 as the Mystics beat the host Comets.
INDIANA 66, SAN ANTONIO 53: Jurgita Streimikyte scored 14 points as the host Fever topped the Silver Spurs.
