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April 8, 2011
Nets CEO on New Arena
Fox Business
Brett Yormark returns to his favorite media stomping ground, but for a change, the anchors — unlike Alexis Glick — actually express a wee bit of skepticism.
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Atlantic Yards Report, On Fox, Nets CEO Yormark calls Brooklyn "fourth-largest market," plays coy on team name
It's always fun to watch Nets Sports and Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark spin, and in an interview April 6 on Fox Business, he did just that.
...Yormark said he "likes" the team name "Brooklyn Nets" and called it is the "working title."
But he said it's not a done deal, so we should wait for an announcement "in the next month or two."
Surely he knows. As I've previously stated, I suspect they're just withholding confirmation of "Brooklyn Nets" for the publicity value.
Hockey?
The interviewer asked if the new arena would accommodate hockey, such as the New York Islanders, currently playing in the antiquated Nassau Coliseum.
Yormark called it a "a multipurpose venue" and said they were open to many events. "We would love the Islanders to play a couple of games at the Barclays Center," he said, noting that the Long Island Rail Road could directly deliver Islanders fans.
He didn't say that the arena would be too small for NHL-level hockey.
Posted by eric at April 8, 2011 11:51 AM