Former New Jersey Nets basketball star Jayson Williams, left, stands with his attorney, Christopher Adams, as the judges exit the courtroom in Hackensack, N.J. Wednesday May 14, 2008. Appeals court judges grilled Hunterdon County prosecutors about a racial slur used by an investigators in the Jayson Williams manslaughter case.

In this Dec. 13, 2007 file photo, attorney Billy Martin, left, and defendant, former New Jersey Nets basketball star Jayson Williams, look on during a hearing before Judge Edward M. Coleman in State Superior Court in Somerville, N.J. The manslaughter case against former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams returns to court. Attorneys for Williams are scheduled to argue in front of a three-judge panel on Wednesday May 14, 2008 that prosecutors must divulge all details about a racial slur used by an investigator in the case.

New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson, seen here in February 2008, was charged with assault Wednesday over a January incident in which he allegedly grabbed another man by the throat.

In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo, New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson looks on against the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver. Jefferson charged with assault on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, for grabbing another man by the throat in a Minneapolis club earlier this year.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - JANUARY 16: (FILE PHOTO) Head coach Isiah Thomas of the New York Knicks directs play during the game against the New Jersey Nets on January 16, 2008 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was announced on April 18, 2008 that New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was fired. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)