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Going Global ... Via The Lockout
Would we be surprised if the Nets came away from free agency with Nene Hilario of Rio Janiero, Brazil, and Andrei Kirilenko of Moscow, Russia? Not at all. Is it something positive for the Nets' global ambitions? Of course. Are their addresses and passports a big part of their attraction?...
Yormark's Dinner with a Difference
It was billed as a Nets community event, with Brett Yormark serving Thanksgiving meals Saturday afternoon in East New York, one of Brooklyn's poorest neighborhoods. But this one had a difference. Yormark personally paid for the meals and dished them out with his children, aged 10 and 7, along...
Yormark In Abortion Controversy
A Bergen Country judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Brett Yormark's former girlfriend who claims that the Nets CEO promised to stay in the relationship if she had an abortion, then after she went through with the procedure dumped her. Reyna Purcell, 34, claimed she and Yormark began dating a year...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #25
Hello Brooklyn Nets, how you doin'? Brooklyn was the theme this week, as the team and Barclays Center started the one year countdown to the arena opening on Brett Yormark's 45th birthday, September 28, 2012 (Yep, really). The reaction, we must admit, was stunning. The naming issue was settled long...
Jay-Z To Announce Name Change, Concerts as The Face of Barclays
The Nets have chosen native son Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, to announce the team's new name and what his role will be in the three-week long grand opening that starts a year from Wednesday at the Barclays Center, the Post and Daily News report. The press conference begins at 10:00 Monday and will be...
Jay-Z Making "Major Announcement" On Barclays Center, Nets Monday
The Nets have just announced that Jay-Z --who they describe as a "cultural icon"-- will make "significant announcements regarding The Barclays Center of Brooklyn and the borough's future NBA team" Monday morning at a special press conference opposite the arena. The announcement will be attended by...
Yormark: Arena Can Host NHL, MMA
Brett Yormark echoed Bruce Ratner's recent comments on the NHL (read: Islanders) coming to the Barclays Center and volunteered that if New York ever legalizes Mixed Martial Arts, he's ready for that, too. "Let me just say that we can convert it to a hockey venue and have a great destination for...
Yormark: "Brooklyn Nets" Has Been Assumed Name For Some Time
In an interview with The Big Lead, Brett Yormark reiterated that "Brooklyn Nets" remains the "working title" of the team once it moves to the Barclays Center. He added, "for many people, this has been the assumed name, and the name Bruce Ratner has used for years". There is, of course, little...
Ratner, Yormark Meet NHL Officials
CNBC's Darren Rovell reports Bruce Ratner and Brett Yormark met with officials of the National Hockey League Thursday. A Nets insider confirmed the meeting, which took place at the NHL offices in Manhattan, but declined to discuss details including whether an architect accompanied them. It's one...
Prokhorov's Team? Start With French Banker, Add Russians, Americans
So who is the "current structure", this "Team Prokhorov" that will deal with "day-to-day decision making" while "Mikhail continues to be a great supporter and fan"...and leader of Pravoe Delo ("Right Cause") political party? It includes, of course, Billy King, Bobby Marks and Avery Johnson as...
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