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April 28, 2011
Deron Williams, Billy King Tour Barclays Center Site
NBA.com
Give the NBA credit for this — at least they locate the arena correctly in Prospect Heights, and not "downtown Brooklyn."
After lunch in Manhattan, Nets general manager Billy King and point guard Deron Williams traveled into Brooklyn's Prospect Heights neighborhood to visit the Barclays Center construction site. The visit marked the first for each of them, and the duo soaked up information from Forest City Ratner Companies and Hunt Construction Group officials, querying them about everything from layout and design to the planned parking situation. Walking down to what will eventually become center court of the new arena, you could see each of them begin to envision the future.
"It's cool to see the beams up," Williams said. "You hear about how it's going to look and how it's going to be finished. But it's good to come and see how the progress is. You can kind of start picturing it, what it's going to be like, see the layout of things. And it's good to see the area – I hadn't been to this area yet. It's different. This is in the heart of the city. It's kind of like the Garden. It's the same feel. It's special."
NoLandGrab: Must be all the new bars sprouting up that make the area feel "kind of like the Garden."
Posted by eric at April 28, 2011 9:47 PM