Friday, July 13, Brooklyn, NY - A public unveiling celebration at
Brooklyn's Borough Hall
Plaza was held to show to the world the NBA Brooklyn Nets
new backcourt of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson. This had all the pomp and circumstance of a classic pep rally, an event not normally experienced by New York City residents.
If you didn't come to the celebration labeled 'The EXPERIENCE', you'll have to see them at the Brooklyn Nets/Barclays Center
on Alantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn (where Branch Rickey wanted to build the next Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950s).
The list of participants in the publicity parade were Brooklyn Nets General Manager
Billy King, Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Avery Johnson, Brooklyn Nets and Barclays
Center CEO Brett Yormark, Brooklyn Nets Public Address Announcer David Diamante,
and the Brooklynettes, the Brooklyn Nets dance team.
As always, Brooklyn's greatest advocate
Beep Marty Markowitz extolled with his usual jab at the cross-town rivals with,“I’m thrilled that here in Brooklyn—aka
Kings County —we’ve
got the Kings of the NBA: All-Stars Deron Williams and Joe Johnson and with Brooklyn ’s backcourt leading the way, those Manhattan Knicks don’t stand a chance!” In the past he said the Nets were going to mop the floor with the Manhattanites but that remains to be seen.
You guessed it, the Nets interactive mobile unit and ticket sales were on hand to help sell the team to the public. In the end, it's always about money and a dream. By the way, take mass transit (the NYC subway or LIRR) to the games because parking will be a problem if you drive there.
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