Jay-Z announces Brooklyn Nets

[Obst]

The Nets are in a Brooklyn State of Mind.

Rap icon and team part owner Jay-Z made it official today, announcing that the team would be renamed the Brooklyn Nets once they move from Newark to the under-construction Barclays Center in Prospect Heights next fall.

"I asked for two things: One is that we name the New Jersey Nets the Brooklyn Nets, and the second is that I open [the arena] with a concert," said the hometown superstar. While reflecting on his decision to become part of the Nets family in 2003, Jay-Z, during a press conference near the arena site, also said the project is especially important to him because he grew up nearby at the Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Referring to how many concerts he plans to hold for what is expected to be part of a gala three-week, arena opening in September 2012, Jay-Z said "Maybe one, maybe two, maybe three."

"I sound like LeBron (James) now," the "Empire State of Mind" rapper joked, referring to the Miami Heat star's infamous proclamation that he and Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade would win multiple NBA championships.

Regarding the name change, developer Bruce Ratner, who is building the 18,000-seat Barclays Center and is another part owner in the Nets, said it’s all about tapping into the worldwide-popular "Brooklyn brand."

He also said the Nets, despite being perennial cellar dwellers in recent years, have a "legacy" that includes two championships in the old American Basketball Association and two NBA Final appearances.

So the team opted to keep the name in respect of its loyal fan base, he added.

"My main issue was that the team had to have ‘Brooklyn’ in its name, so I’m happy," said Borough President Marty Markowitz, who, thankfully, did not get his full wish -- that the team be named the "Brooklyn Bridges" or "Brooklyn Tudes" – as in "Attitudes."

Using the name "Brooklyn Dodgers" -- in honor of the beloved baseball team that fled to Los Angeles in 1957 -- was also briefly considered, team officials said.

The Nets started off in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans in the former ABA, before moving to Long Island a year later and being renamed the New York Nets. The club entered the NBA in the 1976-77 season, and a year later moved to New Jersey.

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[NAHSTE]

Brooklyn Knights would have been the coolest name but whatever, happy to have an NBA franchise 10 minutes from my place. I hope they suck forever so ticket prices stay down.

 

[killgod]

Tudes?

Someone successful enough in life to get into ownership of a pro sports franchise thought renaming a sports team the "Tudes" was a viable option?


Are you fucking kidding me?

 

[NAHSTE]

Tudes?

Someone successful enough in life to get into ownership of a pro sports franchise thought renaming a sports team the "Tudes" was a viable option?


Are you fucking kidding me?

It was the Brooklyn president who wanted that name, but yeah. He should kill himself.

 

[MvP]

Brooklyn Empire would have been cool

 

[Dan The Man]

Was hoping for the Brooklyn Swag

or perhaps...

The Brooklyn Brawlers

 

[EmpireWF]

Brooklyn Knights would have been the coolest name but whatever.

Fuck yeah it would.

Nets has such a terrible stigma to it...should have changed it. Oh well.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I hope they suck forever so ticket prices stay down.

No you don't. It is not worth it.


edit: nevermind, I'm guessing you mean to see opposing teams.

 

[NAHSTE]

No you don't. It is not worth it.


edit: nevermind, I'm guessing you mean to see opposing teams.

Haha yeah, I would never be a fan of the team but I'd definitely go to 10-15 games a year.

 

[G-men]

That shit cray.

 

[Deviant]

Thank you Jay-Z. We almost let some executive moron actually name us the fucking Brooklyn Tudes. Awful. If they seriously called the Nets the Tudes, I would have dropped this team in a hurry and became a Sacramento Kings fan.

Either way, I'm waiting to just see this team succeed now. That and for them to get some new jerseys.

 

[EmpireWF]

Thank you Jay-Z. We almost let some executive moron actually name us the fucking Brooklyn Tudes. Awful. If they seriously called the Nets the Tudes, I would have dropped this team in a hurry and became a Sacramento Kings fan.

Either way, I'm waiting to just see this team succeed now. That and for them to get some new jerseys.

Politician. That's all. May have given a rimjob to get the Nets to Brooklyn.

What happens between the Nets and Knicks when the move is completed will be funny to watch. Assume Dolan will go gangsta to make fun of them, keep the casuals.

 

[GangstaE]

Yea this is much closer than Going to the garden, book me in whenever they play the knicks