Julius Erving of the New York Nets took off from the free-throw line and beat his competition.
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Among them, New York Nets forward Yi Jianlian, who was last year's No. 3, and swimmer Guo Jingjing, who had ranked No. 4.
The NBA agreed to add four of the ABA franchises: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and New York Nets (later to become the New Jersey Nets).
At a meeting in Hyannis, Mass. the NBA agreed to add four ABA franchises: the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and New York Nets (later to become the New Jersey Nets).
The outlook for the NBA is strong, with stars like LeBron James and Kevin Durant in their prime and formerly weak franchises revitalized in the big markets of New York (Nets) and Los Angeles (Clippers).
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Rotella, who charges thousands of dollars per session, has worked with players for the New York Yankees, basketball's New Jersey Nets and football's Baltimore Ravens.
During a press conference, David Stern and Adam Silver indicated that the NBA has two bids for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, from the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks.
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Colangelo was quoted in Saturday's Daily News of New York as saying that the Brooklyn Nets point guard "was not in the best shape" and "a little overweight" last summer.
And he famously traded his New York Knicks hat for that of the Nets (and a small ownership stake).
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Rapper Jay-Z is the most famous celebrity minority sports owner in the New York metropolitan area with a stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
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Suppose Joe Johnson was right when he said again this week, without flinching, that the Nets were the best basketball team in New York.
This past Saturday night, a kid from Harvard named Jeremy Lin came off the bench and propelled the New York Knicks to a thrilling 99-92 victory over the Nets at Madison Square Garden.
Both lost their playoff openers Saturday, the Celtics falling 85-78 to the New York Knicks and the Bulls getting routed 106-89 by the Nets in Brooklyn.
Among the confirmed guests are Hakeem Nicks, Prince Amukamara and Terrell Thomas of the New York Giants, and Gerald Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse of the Brooklyn Nets.
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He sat in his courtside seat next to wife Beyonce in November when the Nets beat the Knicks in their first matchup as New York rivals, providing the trash talk afterward when he tweeted that the city was under new management.
With the Knicks losing to Indiana 125-91, the Nets pulled to within one game of first-place New York in the Atlantic Division.
New York remains atop the Atlantic Division and stayed a game ahead of the Nets for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The moves, in addition to newly signed deals with forwards Gerald Wallace, Brook Lopez and Kris Humphries were supposed to immediately inject the Nets with enough fire power to escape the shadow of the New York Knicks and become the talk of the towns.
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The NHL's New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 and the NBA's Brooklyn Nets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 104-83.
The Nets planned to take a train home instead of flying because of the expected blizzard in the New York area.
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