An overwritten, too long remembrance of the early 2000s. The brooklyn nets are a team in the national basketball association in the new york city community of brooklyn. They are a member of the atlantic division of the eastern conference in the national basketball association nba, as well as an original member of the american basketball. The current nets logo designed by jay z is the eighth to represent the franchise since its 1967 debut. Brooklyn nets, new jersey nets, new york nets, new jersey americans seasons. A history of hoops hardcover library binding september 15, 2010. Jim davisglobe stafffile from there, they went to downtown newark, once more playing to an indifferent population. Life was especially bad in 200910, when the team lost their first 18 games, on the way to a record of 1270. New jersey nets logos national basketball association. Aeg now books for the prudential center in newark and the izod agreement has since lapsed. The 2002 nba finals was the national basketball association nba championship series for the 2001 2002 season.
In its early years, the team led a nomadic existence, moving to long island in 1968 and playing in various arenas there as the new york nets led by hall of famer julius dr. Boe moved the nets to piscataway, new jersey, where they played at the rutgers athletic center until the new meadowlands arena opened in 1981. Then came the idea to just do a massive renovation of continental airlines arena, which would be the centerpiece of the mixeduse xanadu project at the meadowlands. In 2007, the prudential center opened in nearby newark and the new jersey devils moved out. The team was founded as the new jersey americans in 1967, and played in the american basketball association aba. It was a unique scenario that brought the college teammates together to new jersey. New jersey nets set to finish forgettable season in nbas most. With the new jersey nets and new jersey devils reportedly looking closely at the plan, it looks like the jersey arena wars could be over, but whether its a longterm solution is under some debate. A national hockey league game between the new jersey devils 1982 and the new york rangers has been called the hudson river rivalry or the battle of the hudson river. There was a moment in nba history when the new jersey nets were a. Meadowlands arena formerly brendan byrne arena, continental airlines arena and izod center is an indoor venue located in the meadowlands sports complex in east rutherford, new jersey, united states. In an excerpt from the book the brooklyn wars, author neil demause. Currently over 10,000 on display for your viewing pleasure. New jerseys home for live entertainment, new jersey devils hockey, concerts, seton hall basketball and great family shows.
New york nets vintage basketball yearbooks for sale ebay. Prudential center newark, new jersey prudential center newark nj. New jersey nets logo on chris creamers sports logos page sportslogos. Russias richest man agreed to buy 80 percent of the nets and 45 percent of an arena. Meadowlands arena, once the home of professional basketball and hockey showdowns, is staging an atypical.
Instead, he and nets management have decided to forget about the times that kidd had them within a few games of going down in the history books. The nets won for the first time this season, ending the worst start in nba history at 18 losses by beating the charlotte. The 5 best places to watch college wrestling, according to. In 1982, the colorado rockies hockey team joined the nets in the new building and became known as the new jersey devils. Nets exec proud resident of garden state new jersey herald.
It was also cemented by the biggest shot in new jersey nets history the keith van horn 3pointer from the top of the key in game 6. While the team awaited the completion of a new arena at the meadowlands sports complex in east rutherford, they played four seasons at the rutgers athletic center at rutgers university in piscataway. An agreement under consideration by officials with new jerseys prudential center and izod center would shift the nbas new jersey nets to the. The brooklyn nets, a professional basketball team based in the new york city borough of brooklyn, was founded in 1967 and initially played in teaneck, new jersey, as the new jersey americans, later the new jersey nets.
The lakers kareem abduljabbar takes a hook shot against the new jersey nets at the brendan byrne arena, in east rutherford, new jersey on may 16, 1986. The franchise started with the aba in 1967 as the americans and then the nets, bouncing around to different arenas in new jersey and new york before settling in east rutherford in 198182. Top 10 best brooklynnew jersey nets players ever axs. Stance 558 arena brooklyn nets nba arena logo socks large l 9 12 men nip new. With the move official, the team was renamed the new jersey nets after its new home state. In its early years, the team led a nomadic existence, moving to long island in 1968 and playing in various arenas there as the new york nets. This graph depicts the value of the brooklyn nets franchise of the national basketball association from 2003 to 2020. New jersey nets new owner, russian billionaire mikhail prokhorov addresses a press conference in new york. Continental airlines arena, where jason kidd used to throw oops to the.
The nets and devils were joined by the seton hall pirates mens collegiate basketball program in 1985 in 2007, the prudential. Nets unveil interactive franchise history timeline on team. After a frustrating season in new jersey, the new york areas aba franchise. The nets moved to the garden state playing at the rutgers athletic center in piscataway, while a new arena was built in the meadowlands. They play their home games in the, barclays center. Celtics game 4 comeback in 08 is one for the history books. Includes news, scores, schedules, statistics, photos and video. Island arena for the second year, and changed its name to the new york nets. Helping with the nets move to brooklyn did not make mangione a new jersey villain on a par with, say, walter omalley, owner of the brooklyn dodgers when the team moved out west and still. In 1977, the team returned to new jersey and played as the new jersey nets from 1977 to. From new jersey to long island back to new jersey and to brooklyn, with a few stops in between, the nets have a wild history that many fans dont truly understand or appreciate.
J erving, the nets won two aba championships in new york before becoming one of four aba. A national basketball association game between the new jersey nets 19772012 and the new york knicks also had the same nicknames. And as the clock ticked down monday on the teams time in the state, he gave the nets a proper sendoff. The statistic shows the revenue of the new jersey nets franchise from the 200102 season to the 201819 season. Coming into game 3 the series was tied at one game apiece and the then fleet center crowd was. New jersey nets 2011 12 new jersey nets season wikipedia oklahoma city thunder alltime roster the following is a list of players, both past and current, who played in at least in one game for the oklahoma city thunder 2008 or seattle supersonics 1967 2008 nba franchise.
The hudson river separates new jersey and new york city. The new jersey nets were the top team in the eastern conference during the regular season, but dropped game 1 of the eastern conference finals to the frisky third seeded boston celtics, led by paul pierce, antoine walker, and the aura of celtic pride. Piscataway, new jersey 19771981 looking to get closer to the city, boe relocates the team to the new rutgers gym in piscataway, and they become the new jersey nets. He spent eight seasons with the team, going to the playoffs in his first five years in new jersey. Seton hall, whose campus in south orange is closer to newark. Highlighted by their famous stars and stripes jerseys from 1972 to 1981. Facts, figures and photos about the continental airlines arena. Mike wise arrived on the beat for the times after the worst new jersey episode in nets history, the 1993 death of a rising shooting guard from croatia, drazen petrovic, in. Ratner and a set of investors agreed to buy the new jersey nets as part of a plan to bring the team to brooklyn, with marquis name frank gehry signed on as the architect. Yankeenets llc, a holding company, is the parent of the new york yankees american league baseball team, the new jersey nets national basketball franchise, and through its affiliate, puck holdings, the new jersey devils of the national hockey league. Compared to rec hall and gallagheriba, the rac is relatively newer, built in 1977 and originally housed the new jersey nets as well as. The brooklyn nets are an american professional basketball team based in the new york city. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items.
The brooklyn nets were founded in 1967 and initially played in teaneck, new jersey, as the new jersey americans. Nets snap historic skid by beating charlotte the seattle. Now known as the new jersey nets the team still finished dead last with a 2458 record. The brooklyn nets revealed a new alternate home jersey on friday, and it doesnt look like its made exclusively for. By any name brendan byrne arena, continental airlines arena or izod center nets home in. Get the best deals on brooklyn nets men nba socks when you shop the largest online selection at. The arena was originally built to accommodate a move of the new york nets basketball team to new jersey and opened in 1981. Watching julius erving play for nets at nassau coliseum.
The new york knicks, brooklyn nets and the nba, in collaboration with huang ping, chinas consul general, have donated one. For the nets in new jersey, an often sorry state of. For the second year in a row, the nets had two draft picks in the. Get the best deals on new york nets vintage basketball yearbooks when you shop the largest online selection at. The nets were first the new jersey americans in 1967, an original franchise of the freewheeling, if shortlived, american basketball association.
The new jersey nets longtime public address announcer, gary sussman, was back on the microphone for their final game in new jersey. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. After one season in that state, they moved to long island, becoming the. Talk of moving the new jersey nets to brooklyn first emerged in the summer of. Buck williams ranks prominently in the nets record books. Brooklyn nets the official site of the brooklyn nets. The nets have lost a lot of games on the west side of the hudson river 1,635 to be exact and so i wouldnt call the nets final game in newark, billed as celebrating 35 years of history in new.
The following season the team moved to long island and adopted the nets name for the first time. Nets new uniforms play up brooklyn roots and a sense of nyc history. One bright spot was the play of rookie forward bernard king, who averaged 24. A timeline of the nets bad luck new york magazine nymag. January 8, 2008 plans for a new arena for the new jersey devils have been tossed around for years now there was once a concept to build a new arena in hoboken. Until brook lopez passed him at the end of the 201617 season, williams held the mark for most points scored in the franchises history. Founded as the new jersey americans, the franchise adopted the nets name before its second season in 1968.
I have written a book about those days called looking up a basketball memoir. Finally, the new jersey nets got to experience that winning feeling again. Goodbye new jersey as nets head to brooklyn sport the. The arena is located on new jersey route 120 and is across the highway from metlife stadium and the meadowlands racetrack. In 201819, the estimated revenue of the national basketball association franchise.