Zo seeks another comeback with Nets

Mourning will be among the attendees when the New Jersey Nets open training camp on October 4 in hopes of reviving his playing career that was previously cut short due to a kidney ailment.

The news comes on the same day as published reports out of New York that indicate All-Star point guard Jason Kidd will be out until December because of knee surgery.

The team also traded away starting power forward Kenyon Martin to the Denver Nuggets earlier this offseason.

The Nets signed Mourning to a four-year, $22 million contract prior to the 2003-04 season, but his time with New Jersey lasted only 12 games because of a condition known as focal glomerulosclerosis. He was forced to stop playing on November 25, 2003 and underwent a kidney transplant less than a month later with an organ donated by his cousin.

In his 12 games with the Nets, Mourning amassed 8.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in nearly 18 minutes per game, well short of his career averages.

Mourning has compiled 20.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in 634 contests over his 12-year career.