All Blog Posts Tagged 'NETS' (13)

Entertainment mogul and rapper Jay-Z has started the process of divesting his small share of ownership with the Brooklyn Nets to extend his Roc Nation Sports representation business into basketball, sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Jay-Z will have to divest his share of the Nets to become certified as an NBA agent. (USA Today Sports)Jay-Z – whose real name is Shawn Carter…

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Police are questioning Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche about a sexual assault that allegedly took place early Tuesday in a Philadelphia hotel, a source told the Daily News.



"Im ok and I didn't do anything jus was n the area when it happened," Blatche tweeted to his followers late Tuesday morning.



A 21-year-old woman filed a complaint alleging that she… Continue

If you were at Jay-Z’s first concert at the Barclays Center, the new home of the relocated Brooklyn Nets, on Sept. 28, you witnessed the revealing of the Nets’ new duds. The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter and who’s a part owner of the Nets, donned a black No. 4 jersey with Brooklyn in white lettering on the front and his surname on the back.

The Brooklyn…

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A few weeks back in the New York Times, a pretty revealing piece was released on Jay-Z that had to do with how well the rapper/mogul maximized his minimal investment in the Brooklyn Nets. Among the facts revealed was that the $1 million investment Jay-Z orginialy gave to the Nets amounts to just one-fifteenth of one percent of the franchise.

It was also revealed that…

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Despite holding a tiny, minority stake (1/15 of 1%) in the Brooklyn Nets, Jay-Z has contributed tenfold to the development of the team's new home, Barclays Center, as well as other aspects of the business. His influence is undeniable and he's using it to help some of his other business interests as well, specifically Rocawear.

According to the New York Times, a store…

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New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick isn't so sure about the direction of the storied New Jersey Nets as they plan their move to Brooklyn under the guidance of 1.5 percent owner Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, one of those gangster rappers. Buried on the second page of his "Equal Time" column today is this horribly racist assessment of their new logo:

"As long…

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The Nets reveal its highly anticipated Jay-Z designed logo.

The new logo for Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets has been revealed.

Hov, who designed the logo himself, settled on a black-and-white color scheme and a classic, simple look.

During a press conference earlier today, CEO of Nets Basketball Brett Yormark was quoted as saying, "Today, we launch the next…

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Jay-Z took a tongue-in-cheek shot at NBA superstar LeBron James on Monday as he christened the NBA team that will soon call his home borough home - the Brooklyn Nets.

The New Jersey Nets will take on their new name when the team moves next fall from Newark to the still-being-built Barclays Center on Atlantic Ave. in Prospect… Continue

Rap mogul Jay-Z will headline a series of concerts to open Brooklyn's new Nets arena next fall - and will make it official Monday: The team will be named for his hometown.



The superstar, who owns a small piece of the soon-to-be renamed Brooklyn Nets, will perform at eight concerts to celebrate the grand opening of the arena - where all-access passes are going for up… Continue

American and Honduran authorities intercepted a large haul of cocaine that drug-runners were trying to smuggle into the U.S. aboard a submarine-like vessel, the Coast Guard said Monday.



The big stash of blow - worth about $180 million on the street - was inside a semi-submersible craft that was seized in the Caribbean Sea July 13, authorities said.



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Eight illegal immigrants from Mexico were arrested on drug trafficking charges after federal and Las Vegas law enforcement officials seized 212 pounds of drugs worth an estimated street value of $5.7 million in the largest methamphetamine bust in Nevada history, authorities announced Thursday.



Police also seized $280,000 in cash, six guns and nine vehicles used for… Continue

Jay-Z is expected to attend a ground breaking ceremony for the Nets’ new arena in Brooklyn today (March 11) at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, New York.



The rapper, who owns a percentage of the team, will be joined by developer Bruce Ratner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson to break ground on the construction for the construction of the Barclays Center, an 18,000-seat arena.



While some may welcome The Nets to Brooklyn,… Continue

Gun-toting ex-Giant Plaxico Burress may be behind bars, but New Jersey Net Sean Williams is said to be doing his part to spread panic at the disco.

A battalion of security guards recently carried the 6-foot-10 power forward out of Chelsea's M2 UltraLounge after he allegedly annoyed female patrons, hurled an ice bucket at a busboy and threw a punch at a bouncer, sources tell us.



The 23-year-old hoops star is said to have committed his… Continue