Tracy Collins is Brooklyn photographer who's chronicled the critics' fight to stop Atlantic Yards and Barclays Center. In recent days, he has posted a graphical timeline of the 3,000-plus days between announcement and opening night.
As part of its Section 15 coverage, the New York Times features Jerome Dixon who regularly works the section at the east end of the arena. Dixon talks about his training, responsibilities and experiences as an usher. "I work for the guests." he says.
In her most affecting interview in the "In Bounds" series, Alyonka Larionov talks to Tyshawn Taylor mostly about his family and how although he was "born to lose," he's "won already," with his degree from Kansas and NBA career.
Kris Humphries doesn't talk about Kim Kardashian (or "Maurice!") in his "In Bounds" interview with Alyonka Larionov, but he hints at the effects on his life. He also talks about the role of basketball in his life.
In the latest edition of "In Bounds," Keith Bogans talks to Alyonka Larionov of Barclays Center TV about the Brooklyn fans, growing up in a hoops family, learning defense from Tubby Smith at Kentucky and his role as a jokester and veteran presence.
NBA players are expressing amazement at the big surprise of Barclays Center: an elevator that takes their team buses from street level to event (locker room) level. The buses drive on to a turntable and then are directed to the lift, and down they go
On April 12, as the regular season winds down, expect another Brooklyn sports moment that will bring attention to the Nets: the premiere of the Jackie Robinson bio-pic "42." The movie will again re-ignite memories of the Dodgers Robinson.
