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October 23, 2009
Nets eye return to Newark Prudential Center for home games
NY Daily News
by Julian Garcia
The Nets may make a pit stop in Newark on their way to Brooklyn.
After a pair of preseason games at the Prudential Center in Newark this month drew an average of 14,255 fans, Nets officials are considering having the team play its regular-season home games there instead of the Izod Center in East Rutherford, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported yesterday. The change would not occur until next season.
The Nets' lease at the Meadowlands runs through 2013 and they can opt out at any time to move to Brooklyn. However, they would have to pay pay an $8 million penalty in order to move to Newark. Unless the state waived that penalty, going to Newark is unlikely.
A spokesperson for Nets owner Bruce Ratner and CEO Brett Yormark said yesterday that they would have no comment regarding the possible temporary relocation.
NoLandGrab: Whaddya know? Nets' CEO Brett Yormark is on record as saying both that pre-season games in Newark wouldn't happen and that playing regular-season games there "is of no interest to us."
Posted by eric at October 23, 2009 10:37 AM