If you click on Nets.com the link does not take you to the website of the Brooklyn Nets, instead it leads you to an Ebay listing where you can bid on the domain name. To add insult to injury the picture used is of Mark Cuban holding the Mavericks 2011 Championship trophy.
NBA: Paul Pierce Says He Missed Out on Clippers Waiting For Nets & Definitely Wants to Return to Celtics
After 15 long seasons with the Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce decided to move on and sign with the Brooklyn Nets along with his friend Kevin Garnett. The season didn’t go as planned and Pierce expressed some regret signing with the Nets instead of going through the rebuilding process with the Celtics. Still he planned to finish it out with the Nets since he and Garnett were close but to his surprise they decided to go a different direction and the time spent waiting on their decision caused him to miss out on another reunion with his old coach, Doc Rivers. He’s since gone on to a new challenge with the Washington Wizards but says he’ll definitely make a return to Boston someday.
NBA: BOSS! Check Out Mikhail Prokhorov’s Response to Losing $144 Million On the Nets!
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov went all out on the Brooklyn Nets last season as he attempted to win the championship title. Unfortunately the Nets fell short and lost in the Eastern Conference semi-finals to the Miami Heat. In the process Prokhorov set an NBA record by spending $144 million including the luxury tax for going over the cap. So what did he have to say about that? He answered in true boss mode.
(Video) NBA: Fabolous Does the Player Intros For the Brooklyn Nets Home Opener
Many basketball teams have been using rappers from each city to help spice things up. They’ve put on performances and did player intros. The Toronto Raptors have Drake, , the Washington Wizards hired Wale, the Atlanta Hawks used T.I., the New York Knicks used Nas & Swizz Beatz and the Brooklyn Nets used Fabolous.
NBA: Brooklyn Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Goes IN On Jason Kidd
At the end of a fairly successful season, it was surprising that Kidd abruptly left his post as the coach of the Nets and took on the Milwaukee Bucks coaching job. In a recent interview, Prokhorov made it known that the Nets weren’t sorry to see Kidd go and even made some interesting remarks. Hit the jump for details.
