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September 9, 2010
Barclays eyes tennis events
NY Post
by Mark DeCambre
Brett Yormark is at it again.
Move over, Flushing.
Barclays Capital is aiming to serve up professional tennis at the Barclays Center, which is being erected as the future home of the New Jersey Nets in downtown Brooklyn.
Either they've moved the arena or the Post got it wrong — the site we're familiar with lies amidst Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and Park Slope, near, but not in, downtown Brooklyn.
Brett Yormark -- president and CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, the sales and marketing arm of the Barclays Center -- hopes to showcase at least two tennis events a year.
"This is about adding more cachet to the facility and adding more [events] to the arena," said Yormark, who added that the goal for the facility is to host 225 events a year outside of basketball, including pro boxing and music concerts.
What kind of "tennis events" might these be?
Yormark said it's unclear if the Barclays Center will be hosting any tennis tournaments akin to the US Open but noted that "all options are being explored."
NoLandGrab: In addition to Wimbledon, Yormark is also "exploring" hosting air shows, the Super Bowl and the America's Cup races.
Posted by eric at September 9, 2010 10:23 AM