While competing for New York dominance the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets will also be competing for the NBA All-Star game to be in their arena. Â Although I’m a die-hard Knicks fan I’d be happy period just to have it back in New York. Â Read more after the jump.
NBA commissioner David Stern told the Associated Press Sports Editors Thursday that both the Knicks and the Nets have expressed interest in bringing the NBA All-Star game to the New York City area, a real possibility since the Nets are moving into a new arena in Brooklyn and the Knicks are renovating Madison Square Garden.
“The new building in Brooklyn is going to be terrific,†Stern said of the Nets’ new home at the Barclays Center, where they will play next season. “The transformation of the Garden will give us in effect two new buildings in New York.
