Derrel Johnson, SNYNets.com
NEW YORK — Though the Brooklyn Nets are coming off of a win over the Detroit Pistons, the real test was Tuesday's game against the Lakers.
At their new home at Barclays Center, the Nets lost a home game against a quality opponent that just so happened to be playing without two starters in Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace.
NEW YORK — After the first three quarters of Game 2 of their best-of-seven series against the Chicago Bulls, the Nets had just turned in another poor third quarter and seemed down and out.
Unfortunately, the poor third quarter was a familiar sight for any Nets fan that has visited Barclays Center this season.
And if you have been to a Brooklyn Nets game in their inaugural season at Barclays Center, there is a chance that you have looked into the stands or even up on the Jumbotron and viewed an energetic fan with a customized jersey and glasses dancing to various tunes while cheering for the team.
The Brooklyn Nets recently began their season-long eight game road trip and will not return to Barclays Center until April 4.
In their last time out at home, on Sunday, the Nets hosted the Atlanta Hawks. The jumbotron showed an image of a cheering Bruce Reznick. As soon as he appeared, many of the fans at Barclays Center began to cheer.
When the Brooklyn Nets played the Chicago Bulls at Barclays Center back in February, Derrick Rose was on the floor at Barclays Center, shooting around before the game.
By that time, Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks—who suffered a similar injury to Rose—had returned for the Knicks and has since become a key contributor for the team.
At that point, many assumed that Rose would be returning soon, since he had been cleared for full-contact practice.
I would like to commend Jason Collins for his public announcement that he is gay. Collins, in an article to appear in Sports Illustrated later this week, acknowledged something that he has been hiding for over 30 years. In doing so, he became the first active male player in major team sports to come out and proclaim that he is gay. Continue reading
Is Kenyon Martin the Locker Room Voice?
When I first discovered that the New York Knicks decided to wear All Black Everything to their game five battle against the Boston Celtics in the opening round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, I immediately thought that it was in poor taste. There are, after all, funerals that, unfortunately, we all have to attend in our lives, and to have a mock funeral for the end of a basketball team’s playoff run was just a bad choice, for many reasons. You never give your opponent more reason to one to defeat you, which the Knicks did to a team that has leaders with a championship ring. Then I wondered why the Knicks, a veteran team with Tyson Chandler and Jason Kidd, who won rings two years ago with the Dallas Mavericks, would do such a foolish thing, then I got the answer: Kenyon Martin. Continue reading
Mayweather vs Guerrero Fight Party
With game seven of the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls tomorrow evening, we had to make a venue change. We will be in midtown Manhattan on 40th street, doors open at 7pm and we will be going all night. RSVP by commenting on this post, emailing, texting or calling.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Trifecta Entertainment and RazzandJazzSports.com
Invite You To
Mayweather vs Guerrero and Derrel’s Birthday Party
@ Hudson Bond
215 West 40th St (between 7th and 8th Ave)
Doors open at 7pm
Full dinner menu available
$10 admission before 9pm; more thereafter
To RSVP, for bottle reservations, or additional information,
email derrelvips@gmail.com or text or call 646-456-2091
