"New Orleans Hornets GM Jeff Bower has withdrawn from consideration for the New Jersey Nets general manager's job, the Hornets announced in a statement. Bower interviewed for the Nets job on Saturday in New York with owner Mikhail Prokhorov and outgoing GM Rod Thorn. The Nets could open the search to more outside candidates or turn to an internal candidate with strong support from Thorn, assistant GM Bobby Marks." http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-bowernets070610
