At midnight, the Nets officially ended their 35 years in New Jersey and became the Brooklyn Nets, finally completing a move that has been several years in the making.
“It’s very exciting to be moving on and heading to [Brooklyn],” said Brook Lopez, who will be among those on hand when the team officially unveils its new color scheme and logos this morning at an event near its new home, the Barclays Center. “I’m very anxious. ... I’d love to get it started right now.
“I think it’s something that’s going to have a ton of new energy, great energy, and something many people are going to want to be a part of.”
Ever since the team’s final home game in New Jersey ended last Monday night, the transition from New Jersey to Brooklyn has been in full effect. As soon as the game ended, visitors to the team’s website were greeted by a welcome page with a black background, with an outline of the team’s new logo and the Twitter hashtag #hellobrooklyn in white lettering underneath it, paying homage to their new home and to one of part-owner Jay-Z’s signature hits.
umm is the forum color really gonna be changed? Tbh it may take some time to get used to, lol. I am just glad we dont have to change the name like Hornets probably will have to go through.
i'm with jason kidd, who loves the nets-- i'm not sure how ready i am for a colorless world. black and white (not even silver, but white) is a little on the cheerless side for me, as represented by this almost-dunk:
anyway, netsdaily changed the scheme pretty-much instantly. hopefully that can tide people over until the mighty ISH catches up.
Nets official became BROOKLYN NETS
