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March 6, 2010
NJ Nets officially announce their move to Newark
AP via USA Today, NJ Nets officially announce their move to Newark
Even though it's officially only for two seasons, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is hopeful that the NBA has found a permanent home in Newark.
"We're officially an NBA city now," Booker said Friday at the announcement that the New Jersey Nets will move to the Prudential Center beginning next season. "I don't care about Brooklyn or the Meadowlands. The Nets are Newark's team and we're taking full ownership of the Nets. Hopefully, we can prove a point that this city was made for basketball."
The Nets, New Jersey Devils hockey team and the city of Newark reached an agreement that will allow the Nets to play in Newark for the next two seasons -- or as long as it takes for the franchise to build the proposed Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Other Coverage:
The New York Times, Nets Laud Future Newark Home as a Bridge to Brooklyn
Posted by steve at March 6, 2010 6:35 AM