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June 14, 2010
Gov. Chris Christie says he's ready to get involved in N.J. sports issues
The Star-Ledger
by Steve Politi
You pushed the Nets to give up their territorial rights as part of the move out of the Meadowlands. Is there any hope for NBA in the future here when the Nets leave?
The Prudential Center is a world-class basketball arena, and it could attract interest from teams not doing very well in this area. And I do think this area, if it had good teams, could support three teams. We support three teams in hockey. I don’t think there’s any reason we couldn’t support three in basketball. So if the Nets do leave — and I’m still waiting for that building to be built in Brooklyn, I’ll believe it when I see it — I think it’s something we should look at aggressively.
Why the skepticism about Brooklyn?
Just the economy. I know they have lots of legal issues to get over — I know they’ve gotten over a number of them. This thing was supposed to be built already. I haven’t seen any steel go in the ground yet. I wish them all the luck, but we’re ready to host the Nets for the next two years. At least.
Posted by eric at June 14, 2010 12:39 PM