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May 3, 2012
Nets Fans Line Up to Be First for Brooklyn Merch
View from Couch
by Ben Couch
Two of the first three people on line for the launch of Brooklyn Nets merchandise on Monday weren't from Brooklyn.
Yes, Nets fan Rob Gorman arrived at the Atlantic Avenue location of Modell's Sporting Goods at 2:30 a.m. His plan was to show up at 6, but awake late and beginning to worry he might not crack the first 100 customers - the number promised a ticket voucher for two tickets to Opening Night at Barclays Center – Gorman hopped a late-night ride on the N train from Astoria.
Popping out at the Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St. station, he settled into a portable folding chair. One train, one hour: an easier commute than trekking into New Jersey via two transfers.
"I became a Nets fan when I found out they were coming to Brooklyn," Gorman said. "I was originally a (New York) Knicks fan. I didn't fully switch, but the Brooklyn move is what got me here."
Posted by eric at May 3, 2012 11:19 AM