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About Damn Time Nets honor their history, roots in LI, NJ

 



Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Brooklyn! 


Hello, Brooklyn! 


That's all long-time Nets fans were force-fed when the franchise relocated to Brooklyn ahead of the 2012-13 season.

Founded as charter members of the ABA, the then-New Jersey Americans played their first season at the Teaneck Armory. 

The team then shifted to Long Island and played at three different arenas over eight seasons, playing in three ABA Finals, and winning two championships. 

 Julius Erving served as the poster child for those teams and the ABA. Overall, there were more than a few seminal moments in the franchise's history.




Upon the ABA- NBA merger, the Nets were forced to sell off Erving to offset merger fees and territorial rights fees paid to the Knicks. 

The team spent 35 total seasons in the Garden State, including qualifying for the 2002 and 2003 NBA Finals with Jason Kidd leading the charge.

So while there were more disappointment moments than proud ones to that point in time, upon the team's move to Brooklyn, it was being framed as the start of an entirely new franchise. 

"Established in 2012", was plastered all over the newly minted Brooklyn Nets merchandise. Former Chief Marketing Officer, Brett Yormark, held disdain for New Jersey lawmakers who made things difficult for the final few years in New Jersey, including a 2-year pit stop at the Prudential Center in Newark.   

Yormark's pettiness left a small, but loyal New Jersey Nets fan base in the dust. As soon as team's final game in New Jersey was complete, the staff grabbed all of the team's division, conference, NBA championship banners, along with retired numbers and were off and running to Brooklyn. 

The signature red, white, and blue banners were swapped out with the trendy black and white color scheme to match the Brooklyn branding. 

The Nets tried two failed big-3 eras, and are now left rebuilding and trying to grow the fan base in the shadow of the New York Knicks Championship after 14 years in Brooklyn. 

The Nets were left with no other choice than to go back to their roots and to honor their time in the ABA and in New Jersey. 

The team will be holding several theme nights to honor the different decades of the Nets franchise.

This is a long time coming and a special treat for Nets fans of all ages.

It's a crime that it took this long, but better late than never.  





Michael Porter Jr.'s latest controversial interview last straw for Nets



 The Brooklyn Nets have a problem on their hands.

He wears #17 for the Black and White, but the urgency to trade this player has nothing to do with his on-court performance. 

Michael Porter Jr. hasn't been shy in dabbling in a variety of controversial topics. 

Most recently, Porter publicized a sit-down interview with an adult film star that must have caused angst with the powers that be in Brooklyn. 

Many of the points of discussion are not kid nor family friendly, but a quick search of his media tour of interviews, and it won't take long to come across an eye-popping or mind-numbing discussion. 

The Nets public relations department, according to Porter Jr., has requested that he steer clear of certain polarizing topics that would attract negative attention to him and to the team for the wrong reasons.

For a brief time last year, he complied with those wishes.

All that went out the window this offseason with an unfiltered Porter Jr. openly discussing sensitive political, social and even sexual topics on several occasions. 

Brooklyn failed to reach an extension with the dead-end vet and his off-the-rails discourse is making it seem even more apparent that he'll likely be playing elsewhere as soon as February's trade deadline. 

Nets to hold free fan fest on Oct. 4




The Brooklyn Nets are making a concerted effort to honor their history and to reach out to their fans. That's what happens when you spend the better part of the last two seasons tanking.


 In fact, with the Knicks raising the Larry O'Brien trophy, the Nets of becoming afterthought in their own market.

 Now, not by choice, but by circumstance, the Nets are holding theme nights to honor their ABA Roots, two ABA Title teams, as well as legendary runs as the New Jersey Nets to the NBA finals. The franchise is taking it a step further by holding a Nets fest event that will be free for fans.


 



 



Now the question remains, will the Nets still hold their Practice in the Park event? 


For the time being, the team is doing damage control for a fan base that has been through the ringer the past few years. It will take a bit more than free merch and a pep really to get Brooklyn Nets fans truly excited. 

NBA 2K27 reveals special treat for Nets fans

 



NBA2K27 is chock-full of goodies for fans of all 30 NBA teams. From MyCAREER to MyTEAM to My NBA, there isn't a shortage of features and in-depth game modes. 

For Nets fans, a first look at rookie Mikel Brown Jr. will likely make any Brooklynite giddy. The Louisville product's smooth release and lightning quick speed are apparent from the get-go. 


Those looking for a touch of nostalgia can toy around with the 2001-02 New Jersey Nets. Yes, Jason Kidd's first season with the franchise was a storybook tale. 

The game isn't without its shortcomings and while the overall visuals are impressive, the pregame presentation is laughably bad in some regards. (Yes, we're talking about this rendition of the National Anthem). 


These two Nets vets have no future in Bklyn



By enlarged, Sean Marks has built a roster full of promising, young talent with a keen eye on building for a sustainable future. 

Between a backcourt of Egor Demin and Mikel Brown, a talented backup guard in Nolan Traore and intriguing but raw bigs in Joshua Jefferson and Danny Wolf, things are looking on the way back up in the borough. 

Ironically, two of the most experienced and talented players are playing for future contracts likely somewhere else. 

Enter Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr.

Both guys are walking buckets, but they're also highly inefficient scorers. 

They will likely command a big extension that neither fits the timeline or ideal cap situation that Marks is trying to maintain. 

This begs the question, why are they still on the roster?

Porter Jr. hasn't been shy in being outspoken about a number of controversial topics that has his own PR team pulling it's hair out. 

Brooklyn will have acquired Randle as a glorified rental this season. 

With a vastly improved Eastern Conference, the Nets likely have a hard ceiling of the play-in, even with this veteran dynamic duo playing at the top of their game. 

Brooklyn's GM has to be honest about his roster. 

Despite not holding a first round pick in the 2027 NBA Draft, the time to unload Randle and MPJ is now. 

on September 13, 2026 by -Rick Laughland | Nets Insider  | Leave a comment 

New Jersey's arena operator leaves door open for Nets' return

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 The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) released a statement exclusively to Nets Insider about the feasibility of the Meadowlands Arena hosting a basketball game now or in the future. 


Reading between the lines, it appears as though the building is still capable of hosting a professional team, but does that mean the Nets could potentially move back to New Jersey? 


The Nets have routinely sold out Barclays Center with tourists, NBA casuals and a smattering of true Nets fans during the last two tanking years. 


Now with the Knicks turning New York City orange and blue, including hosting watching parties a stone's throw away from Barclays Center, rumblings of the Nets return to the Garden State are louder and more pervasive than ever. 

It seems as though NJSEA has opened Pandora's box, and this won't be the last we hear about this story. 

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