Like many pro athletes, Deron Williams has his own website. Most Nets do. But he is the only Net to have a personal beat reporter ... who covers him for DeronWilliams.com. Scott Cacciola writes about it. And we find a story they won't publish.
Just like the NBA's "The Association," Jay-Z's Life+Times YouTube Channel is picking up the pace on its Nets series. In Episode 5, the producers look at how the Nets now distinctive black-and-white logo got its look and how big a deal it is.
The Knicks were rejoicing yesterday at news that their gear, not the Nets, topped the NBA list Problem is the Nets gear only went on sale in late September and the sale figures were for six months. So they had to step back and admit we're No. 1.
Mikhail Prokhorov is not satisfied with just owning an NBA team or part of an NBA arena. Nor are his goals limited to an NBA championship by 2015. He told a French sports magazine he expects the Nets to be the NBA's most profitable franchise.
The league has produced a promotional video featuring Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Joe Johnson, Russell Westbrook, and Dwyane Wade not just modeling the new gear but bouncing a rendition of the "Carol of the Bells", on the hardwood floor.
What's the story behind nets.com, the URL that the Nets don't own and keeps directing traffic to other sites, like Knicks.com. A league source says it's a business dispute: the owner of the site wants a lot of money for it and the Nets won't pay.
The NBA revealed special monochromatic uniforms for its Christmas Day slate of games. The Nets will host the Celtics at noon ET, wearing jerseys that are almost all black.
New York Magazine reports that the Nets and Phil Tozzi, food importer and dancing fool, couldn't work out a deal for him to continue bootying. "Tozzi and his gyrations are the kind of schlocky sideshow that no longer fits," is how New York puts it.
In a discussion with his former player, Billy King, Duke's Coach K spoke about how the arena "radiates" when Jay-Z and Beyonce' are at a game. But he says their presence and the newness of the arena makes the Nets a "target" for opponents.
The Nets will roll out both a new "super hero" mascot AND a team anthem Saturday as part of Opening Night. reports indicate he will be a Knight, possibly named "Brooklyn Knight" or "Brooklynite." The anthem is called "Brooklyn: Something To Lean On."
