May 24, 2013

The (Brooklyn) Nets Get Jay-Z Inspired Makeover – But do You Like it?

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*The soon to be  Brooklyn Nets just underwent a logo makeover, inheriting a Jay-Z influenced design. With the move, the team is going to sport a new look with a simple black and white design that dawns a capital B, etched into a basketball, heavily influenced by part owner and Hip Hop mogul of New [...]




Nets Coach to Haters: ‘Keep Booing Kris Humphries’

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*Kris Humphries was booed again by fans of an opposing team, but the New Jersey Nets player and his coach are encouraging the boo birds to keep it going, as it only motivates the player and has ultimately led to two victories. “People were talking crazy last year,” Humphries told The Record after his team’s [...]




Video: Kris Humphries Booed in NBA Return

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*Kris Humphries was booed by the 20,000-strong crowd at New York’s Madison Square Garden Wednesday night as he returned to the basketball court for the first time since splitting from Kim Kardashian. “Hump” was a free agent during the summer before signing an $8 million deal this week to return to his New Jersey Nets [...]




Kris Humphries Finally Files for Separation from Kim K

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*One month after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Humphries, her husband of 72 days, the NBA star has finally responded by filing for a legal separation from the reality TV staple, a rep for the New Jersey Nets player confirmed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday. The request will be filed in California, where [...]




Will Smith New Part-Owner of Philadelphia 76ers

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*A deal to sell the Philadelphia 76ers to a group that includes Hollywood superstar Will Smith has been completed, reports ESPN. The new ownership team is headlined by New York-based leveraged buyout specialist Joshua Harris, David Blitzer and former NBA agent and Sacramento Kings executive Jason Levien. Smith, one of the city’s favorite sons, has [...]




Kim Kardashian’s Marriage Already in Trouble?

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*Less than two months after Kim Kardashian’s wedding extravaganza, her marriage is reportedly headed down the toilet. The National Enquirer is reporting that the 30-year-old reality star and her husband Kris Humphries have fought bitterly over her wild spending and other things – and one recent blowup ended with Kim storming out of the $7,000-a-night [...]




Video: Jay-Z Announces Brooklyn Nets; Gigs in New Arena

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*Jay-Z announced Monday morning that the Nets will be called the Brooklyn Nets when the team moves from New Jersey to its new home next fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The team’s official NBA web page has been updated, with a short, simple statement to reflect the change: “Jersey Strong, Brooklyn Ready.” The [...]




Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries Discuss Engagement

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*A Kardashian girl has taken another professional athlete off the market. Kim Kardashian, 30, has confirmed that she and her 26-year-old basketball beau Kris Humphries are indeed engaged. The New Jersey Nets forward began dating Kim in December, and the two quickly became serious. TMZ is reporting that the ring cost $2 million, was designed by Lorraine Schwartz, [...]




ESPN: Nets, Jay-Z Fined $50,000 for KY Locker Room Visit

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*The New Jersey Nets have been fined $50,000 for Nets minority owner Jay-Z’s presence in the Kentucky locker room after the Wildcats clinched a Final Four berth, reports ESPN.com, citing sources with knowledge of the penalty. Word circulated around the league Friday that an unnamed team — which sources confirmed to ESPN.com is the Nets [...]




NBA Investigates Jay-Z Over Rules Violation

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*Jay-Z may be in trouble with the NBA over a locker room chat with the Kentucky Wildcats after they made the Final Four. According to the AP, the rap mogul and part owner of the New Jersey Nets visited the college players after their victory over North Carolina on Sunday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J, [...]




Jay-Z Auctioning Trip With Him to Knicks Home Game

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*He may be co-owner of the New Jersey Nets, but rap mogul Jay-Z is helping to raise money for a children’s charity by auctioning off a night out with him at an upcoming home game by his hometown New York Knicks. The package, worth an estimated $20,000, will land the highest bidder and a friend [...]




Video: John Forte Brings Brooklyn to Russia…’With Love’

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“Club B2 in Moscow showed LOVE LOVE LOVE last night!” . . . “Next up: a collaboration w/the lovely Alina Orlova.” Those are just a couple of the Twitter musings John Forté has posted during his latest adventure: a tour of Russia billed as “From Brooklyn to Russia With Love,” reports Billboard.com. It’s one of [...]




Video: Beyonce Interviewed on ESPN’s Sports Center

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*The last time Beyonce had reason to be mentioned on “Sports Center” was likely June 14, 2001, when she and her Destiny’s Child cohorts were booed by Philadelphia 76ers fans for sporting jerseys of the opposing Lakers during a playoff halftime performance. Cut to Thanksgiving 2010. ESPN found cause to feature the music superstar on [...]




Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey? Very Likely

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*It looks like Carmelo Anthony is on his way out of Denver and headed to the New Jersey Nets, according to published reports. The Nets would get Anthony and possibly point guard D.J. Augustin from Charlotte at the price of first-round pick Derrick Favors, point guard Devin Harris and at least one future first-rounder. A [...]




Jailed Jayson Williams to Face DWI Charge in NYC

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*Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams, already in prison for accidentally killing a limo driver, is due in Manhattan court today for a drunken-driving case stemming from a car crash a week before his January guilty plea in the driver’s 2002 death. The former New Jersey Nets player has pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. One [...]