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So here we go. It's real now. If that growing tortoise of steel and glass at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic didn't lock it down for you, the new flood of T-shirts and hats should bring it home. An NBA team is coming to Brooklyn.
They are called the Nets. This we knew. But if it's possible for a sports franchise to take a decades-old nickname, shrink it to fine print, and shove it in a drawer, that's what is happening here. The Nets is a sidecar, an auxiliary, an Oates to a Hall. Brooklyn is The Brand.
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov's goal is to win a championship -- and he expects do so within the next three years. "Every team has a grand plan, and we're moving slowly, step by step, because it's easy to make a strong... more »
Three thousand miles away, Kobe Bryant declared that the delivery of Dwight Howard had transformed Los Angeles into the most talented team of his Lakers life. With the volume silenced on the television mounted on the wall, ... more »
NBA teams playing preseason games overseas open training camp Friday. Everyone else begins early next week.And just like every October, each team has pressing issues that need addressed by the time the season tips off Oct.... more »
Ten and 12 may be the new lucky numbers in Las Vegas. Those are the jersey numbers of recent Lakers acquisitions Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, otherwise known as the saviors of a franchise that stumbled in the Western Conference... more »
The Boston Celtics spent last week in enemy territory, daring to venture into Los Angeles to spend some time together. They scrimmaged at UCLA, ate lunch at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles and hung out at the homes of Paul Pierce... more »
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