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April 25, 2009
NBA Rumors: Afternoon Update
NBC Sports
An item on this page titled "Jersey trying to hold on to Nets" indicates the doubts that the proposed Atlantic Yards project can move forward and the resulting jockeying by New Jersey legislators to keep the Nets in New Jersey.
The Nets have been trying to get themselves to Brooklyn but ground hasn't even been broken on the colossal Frank Gehry-designed arena that's planned for them there. Plus, owner Bruce Ratner is supposedly in serious financial trouble. And there are a few Brooklynites who really, really, really don't want the team in their borough. So Jersey is making its move and trying to keep the Nets from moving. A bunch of Jersey lawmakers are trying to get support from the governor to make sure the team stays in its current home, the Izod Center, until the day comes – and they are hoping it doesn't – that the team needs to move. (Newark Star-Ledger, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn)
Posted by steve at April 25, 2009 7:11 AM