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June 23, 2011
It's real -- and it'll be spectacular
Nets' future home is taking shape in Brooklyn; seeing will make you a believer
ESPN New York
by Rob Parker
Get ready for some absolutely absurd hyperbole.
On Wednesday afternoon, wearing a hard hat and following a couple of guides, I got a tour of the Barclays Center of Brooklyn, the future home of the Nets.
...It's no exaggeration, no hype. A sports writer for 25 years and someone who has covered major events in just about every arena and stadium in this country, most venues don't wow me. This one, unfinished and all, did.
This billion-dollar arena will be the darling of the NBA, a must-see for residents of and visitors to the Big Apple.
...For real, you could feel the energy and people buzzing around at lunchtime at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, where this palace is being built.
NoLandGrab: That "energy" was most likely the gridlocked traffic, and the "buzzing" was probably caused by the carbon monoxide from all those exhaust pipes.
Posted by eric at June 23, 2011 11:33 AM