Jay Z changes NJ Nets name to Brooklyn Nets
Rapper Jay Z continues to make smart business moves to fatten his financial portfolio. The 42-year-old NBA minority owner held a press conference this morning to announce the team’s name change from New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn Nets. He also announced he will be performing 8 concerts to welcome the newly renamed team to its new home at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
In an effort to draw the big corporate money to Brooklyn, the team also announced it’s selling “all-access” passes to the team’s VIP lounge. The VIP passes, which can be yours for only $15,400 a pop — will also give you backstage access to Jay Z’s 8 concerts. Not bad for $15K.
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maybe they’ll start winning?
kingstonn says:
maybe they’ll start winning?
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What do they have to lose?
Brooklyn Nets…lol I Guess. But I wouldn’t pay no 15k. He’s not that serious.
which can be yours for only $15,400 a pop….. Sweet baby jesus!!
I gotta give it to Jay…that ninja is making all the right moves to keep that billi in his pockets! Good gracious…He need to write a book so we can learn the bitness!
Somebody else who can help the US schools
*sits, waits for stars that care about society*
Here he goes again…let’s wait and see how this works out…
i agree, that’s steep as fugg. if they subract 15k from that price he could be on to something..
I like how he threw the 8 concerts in there.
As someone who was oppose to this mess, and still cringe seeing that structure being built….i hope they suck for many years
@Yall
I’m with you, I wish more of these folks would put their money into something outside sports, alcohol, clothing etc. Shoot, they could probably wipe out a couple thousand student loan debts and seriously stimulate the economy. IJS…
Thats whats up!!
ohpretty1 says:
I like how he threw the 8 concerts in there.
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He tryna make paying 15,400 sound good….. he’s not worth that much! Only a selected few can afford that much!
15k huh
*goes to join Yall*
get it Jay Z , make that money, Dude I aint mad at’cha
Brooklyn Nets doesnt even sound right! How many teams does NY need anyway?…
FeFe says:
@Yall
I’m with you, I wish more of these folks would put their money into something outside sports, alcohol, clothing etc. Shoot, they could probably wipe out a couple thousand student loan debts and seriously stimulate the economy. IJS…
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Let the church say AMEN!!!
Once the deal is complete to erect (
…”erect”) a new stadium for the team he will promplty be
fired“bought out” of his ownership stake.The next successful business deal he arranges will be his first.
ohpretty1 says:
I like how he threw the 8 concerts in there.
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He tryna make paying 15,400 sound good….. he’s not worth that much! Only a selected few can afford that much!
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I would go see Jay-Z at a free concert…let alone drop 15 stacks so I can go see him perform and watch a team that’s like 0-48…
kingstonn says:
i agree, that’s steep as fugg. if they subract 15k from that price he could be on to something..
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FeFe says:
@Yall
I’m with you, I wish more of these folks would put their money into something outside sports, alcohol, clothing etc. Shoot, they could probably wipe out a couple thousand student loan debts and seriously stimulate the economy. IJS…
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@FeFe Like fa real!
I feel sorry for people who have to drive in this area once this is complete. New York is not a place to have stadiums.
Yall still crazy says:
Somebody else who can help the US schools
*sits, waits for stars that care about society*
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Will & Jada have their own Scienctology School, isn’t that a start? LOL.
More people will probably attend those 8 concerts than people attending the next 8 seasons worth of Nets basketball games.
I can’t tell someone how to spend their money. If I had big money, I would help kids go to school, but my main focus would be making my money work for me and not the other way around. Clothing, liquor, etc sells itself. I still see hoodboogers walking around in Apple Bottoms.
@ MAN – At least I would have called him a pawn, lol. But I agree with everything you said.
The VIP passes, which can be yours for only $15,400 a pop — will also give you backstage access to Jay Z’s 8 concerts. Not bad for $15K.
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I guess his celebrity friends and idiotic rich kids with money to waste will be the only ones attending. No one wants to see him perform that bad… Unless he’ll be giving out rent checks and car note payments for the stunters that stopped a few payments just to buy a ticket..:shrugs:
iscream says:
I feel sorry for people who have to drive in this area once this is complete. New York is not a place to have stadiums.
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I agree.
@Anna
i
with lovezoe 100%!
Jay stay makin moves! Loves it!
ohpretty1 says:
I like how he threw the 8 concerts in there.
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I’m glad I wasn’t the one to point that out
@OHPRETTY 1
“At least I would have called him a pawn, lol. But I agree with everything you said.”
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This buffoon doesn’t even realize when he is being used. They (they = the REAL Nets ownership) ALSO thought they could use Jigga-boo to get LeBron to sign with them. Then they thought they could get Carmello…
They wound up with Derron Williams whose prolly goin leave them after next season.
Jigga making major moves! Love him! ….but Brooklyn Nets doesn’t sound right
I don’t tell people how to spend their money so he can do as he pleases with it. And many stars do give back to the community and its schools but no one ever covers that because it’s not controversial or news worthy.
Go Jay
MsPretTiTi says:
I guess his celebrity friends and idiotic rich kids with money to waste will be the only ones attending.
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Don’t forget, the money also entitles the pass holder to the VIP perks before all the home games, not just the concerts
With the way things are going in the NBA, a name change might not even matter.
@mamacita agreed!
I just noticed that Eb was
! 
is goin’ on’round here??
Umm no Anna, it’s not a start
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Hey man, I have a hardhat that reads “I Love Erections!”
#iworkforthecurtainwallindustrybutthathatstaysintheoffice
@LOVEZOE
“With the way things are going in the NBA, a name change might not even matter.”
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The NBA made more money than it ever has it in its 60+ year history. Where there’s money, there’s arguments. If nothing was there than there isn’t anything to fight over.
TATTEDDDD! Runs into your arms!
Shhhhhh @Tatted
@Tatted
I noticed that too…I have vowed from here on out to not comment in the Tiny, T.I., or Monica posts unless it’s completely off topic…
#lurkingissafe
Heeey XYZ….how are you??
Good for you mamacita
@ HTown & Fe – Me either. I DID see the comment & Brown & I both warned her….but dayum! Auntie don’t play!
@Man, I am just saying that the lockout does not look to have an end in sight. I just hope that the players have been saving their coins.
Sandra Rose says:
ohpretty1 says:
I like how he threw the 8 concerts in there.
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I’m glad I wasn’t the one to point that out
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Do tell….
For now that nicca is on top, let him enjoy his moment; especially since it’s destined to fail as some of u say-than this moment should be short-lived right? Lol-no matter how short some of u just can’t stand to see this man get no shine; confirmation he’s doing someting right #cheeseniccas# Lol!
Tatted, Im good boo how was your weekend?
Yesss people should know by now Sandy dont play. Folks try to sneak one in everynow and then but Sandy dont miss a thing
iscream says:
I feel sorry for people who have to drive in this area once this is complete. New York is not a place to have stadiums.
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Was down there just friday, and that very thought went through my mind. Its already congested down there as it is.
CREAMY
EB said Tiny looked like…..
and Sandra’s rules state no name callin will be allowed
Goes to find a New Jersey Americans/New York Nets ABA jersey touite de suite….
Hell, if Chi hasn’t been banned then I don’t see why Eb was.
I guess…
*Orders my Free EB t-shirt*
I get called all sorts of names tho…
Maybe there is something else that I need to do to be a “member of the blog” besides registering and commenting.
@Creamy…SR has “The Rules” posted somewhere but Ive learned dont comment on a TI, Tiny or Monica post to play it safe
MAMA
apprently Sandra missed all of Chi’s comments about Tiny
MAN
you have to be a “valued” member
WAYAAAAMENT…Eb gone?
@ Luscious LOL @ “valued”
*throws Nikke the matching FREE EB boyshorts*
Make sure you wear your stilletos…
that 15k is the same 15k u would pay at madison square its for any event at the stadium not just the concerts.
I stay out of all Monica, TI and Tiny posts. I know my mouth.
LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA SUGA WALLS says:
CREAMY
EB said Tiny looked like…..
and Sandra’s rules state no name callin will be allowed
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Oh
Maybe there is something else that I need to do to be a “member of the blog” besides registering and commenting.
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I think shopping at the Height Adjuster site should magically quailfy you.
YALL
I ordered some Smarges too in you know anyone that needs one!
It’s for the ill bodied folks!
Large on top, small on the bottom
MAN
since you have to buy heels deos that make you disabled??????
*puts in an order for a “Free Eb” tee*
I like Jay but I could do so much more with 15k than seeing his ass on or backstage.
@KDUB
“Maybe there is something else that I need to do to be a “member of the blog” besides registering and commenting.
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I think shopping at the Height Adjuster site should magically quailfy you.”
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THEY IMPROVE POSTURE AND BLOOD FLOW!
@Lolita
I want some boy shorts with a matching tank or tee please? And one onesie size 24 months.
Man do they have red bottoms?
LUSCIOUS LOLITA AKA SUGA WALLS says:
MAN
since you have to buy heels deos that make you disabled??????
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Anyone remember what post this was in?
@BROWN
“MAN
since you have to buy heels deos that make you disabled??????”
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I DON’T WEAR NO DAYUM HEELS! I know you looked on there and didn’t find ONE pair of HEELS!
and Sandra’s rules state no name callin will be allowed
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Really? So I need to chill on calling Swarovski Crystal (Diamond) names huh?
*gossip voice* otm is reporting chris brown’s gf Karackachew is pregnant.
poor rhi is going over all the way over the ledge…
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Brown, ill bodied!?!?!?
HTOWN
Smedium tank and shorts comin up!
I absolutely agree that these entertainers should be givng money to schools, but by the same token, how many of us are doing the same? What’s a $500 scholarship to your highschool? A pair of boots..1/2 of the newest LV? Let’s be real..EVERYONE can do something. #whataboutu
@VERO
NO they don’t have no dayum red bottoms! They are really nice shoes and yo’ ol man prolly can’t even afford them!
KDub – Is she a member of the blog?
H, check your box.
#notinnoclique
Jay a smart business man & him and his wife have both said they don’t have 2 make all thier contributions public, so we really don’t know what they have done for thier community,, he tried bringing water to Africa,, that wasn’t good enough
KDUB
Ion think she’s a valued member
“THEY IMPROVE POSTURE AND BLOOD FLOW!”
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@VERO
NO they don’t have no dayum red bottoms! They are really nice shoes and yo’ ol man prolly can’t even afford them
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You had no choice but to get a job makin good money, somethin has to make up for your short comings
@Brown
A smedium tank? i’m a size 42D. I also have a donk that I’m forced to carry around.
@Yall
I already replied.
#Alsonotinaclique
HTOWN
the smedium will bw just fine
@Man
to make you feel better
Thanks yall..
Now if Dawn just come through with the fish plates I can throw in for the defense fund, too.
Ion think she’s a valued member
KDub – Is she a member of the blog?
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IDK if Glass Pellets still has a log in. Tryna thank if she ever had one….(secretly hopes she does and makes an appearance).
H. Oh, I’m late.
*steals one of man’s thousand dollar shoes and runs off*
I see cliques
@Yall
Order me a “FREE EB” fitted wife beater with some boy shorts…oh and some matching socks…
Not red bottoms.
BLUE bottoms. To match the blue balls he has after one of his hos sees him take off his heels and laughs herself back out the door. 
@Yall
I’m envisioning him limping after you while you play keep away
What chall tawkin bout, Man’s kitten heels?????
Friends of the blog and members of “valued celebrity members” of this blog can not be picked on. Beyonce, however, is always up for grabs.
@VERO
Nonsense. I don’t even have it in me to be mean.
<—Sweet and innocent smile
“but by the same token, how many of us are doing the same? What’s a $500 scholarship to your highschool? A pair of boots..1/2 of the newest LV? Let’s be real..EVERYONE can do something. #whataboutu”
Excellent question!!! That’s why I always say that celebs are damned if they do or don’t when it comes to their money. #idomypart
Hey. It’s getting chilly round here so I would like a FREE EB hoodie with matching Uggs and scully. Please and thanks.
Happy Monday Folks!
June Ambrose did an excellent job of styling Jay this time around… lovin this look on him
@Unpredictable
Leave Man and his wedges alone
I’m out. Somebody come get me if Eb is freed…if there is a better post, or if folks magically start giving a fukk about the Nets.
@BROWN
“NO they don’t have no dayum red bottoms! They are really nice shoes and yo’ ol man prolly can’t even afford them
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You had no choice but to get a job makin good money, somethin has to make up for your short comings”
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I don’t have any “short comings” (I don’t know if you sayin I’m short or if I can’t last while flucking but either way… yeah) !!!! I’m AVERAGE height! I only wear “Executive Height Adjusters” because they are good for posture and blood flow! They are NOT heels!
Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
“Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!”
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This is just too easy…
Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
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that’s because they’ve never seen such like that before in their lifetime.
*plays monkey in the middle with man’s “shoes”*
Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
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#notacompliment
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
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Translation:
Your parents must be fuggd up cuz you ugly as fck!
Are they human?
Inbreeding?
Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
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If they didn’t like it… why would they ask?
to make fun of you and you heel wearin inbred looks
Hova is one hell of a business man tis all
@BROWN
“Women tell me ALL the time that I am “uniquely handsome” and “exotic looking” and ask about my heredity and what my parents look like!
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Translation:
Your parents must be fuggd up cuz you ugly as fck!
Are they human?
Inbreeding?
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You know what, don’t even come in here with your hating and chit. I ALWAYS get compliments!
MAN
tellin you your cologne smells nice IS NOT a compliment on your looks
*looks back at archives*
manuel is not THAT ugly
#sayingsomethingnice
*places my order for a FREE EB scraf*
the office is blasting the AC as usual…
@MAN put a pic up! let’s see what you look like…
french
<—– free (insert name) baby tee that can be customized for ur fav banned SR poster
@BROWN
“MAN
tellin you your cologne smells nice IS NOT a compliment on your looks ”
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YES IT IS! That’s how women do! They don’t ever compliment a man on his physical body because they don’t want to seem “eager” or “hoe-ish!”
So they do chit in a “round-about” way! Talkin bout a nigga smell good or they smart or some chit like that!
I KNOW when buy my coworker lunch she always talk bout how “smart” I am and how much I make her laugh that what she REALLY means is that she wanna ride the “Bologna Pony” I got in my pants for her.
MAN
on second thought, I’ll pass on the dinner!
I dont think I want a free meal that bad
<—Uniquely handsome and exotic looking.
I can buy me a brand new Kia for 15k, those new kia and hyundai models looking good
@BROWN
“*looks back at archives*
manuel is not THAT ugly
#sayingsomethingnice”-Candi
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SEE! What she MEANS by this is:
“I hope to one day be his ‘bottom bytch’ and ride him like run-away slave headed North on horseback!”
I see you Candi. I’d do you babe.
Man, I just don’t care™ says:
@BROWN
“MAN
tellin you your cologne smells nice IS NOT a compliment on your looks ”
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YES IT IS! That’s how women do! They don’t ever compliment a man on his physical body because they don’t want to seem “eager” or “hoe-ish!”
So they do chit in a “round-about” way! Talkin bout a nigga smell good or they smart or some chit like that!
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Po lil ClickClick.
must be nice living in delusionville
@MAN Auntie granted your Morning Glory request
I don’t know why yall flucking with me.
If it’s ONE thing I know, it’s women.
I can read a woman like a book!
Yso your gravi is also exotic looking and uniquely handsome to some women, no?
So is man is like a translucent, wonky eyed, escalator hell wearing Flavor Flav? 
heel*
I SEE QUITE A FEW OF YOU ON HERE KEEP MENTIONING GIVING MONEY TO SCHOOLS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I FEEL LIKE IT’S HIS HARD EARNED MONEY LET HIM DO WITH IT AS HE PLEASE, JUST AS WE DO WITH OUR CHECKS. NOT TO MENTION I SEE MOST HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.THIS IS NOTHING NEW, HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS.
MUNCHOSGIRL says:
I SEE QUITE A FEW OF YOU ON HERE KEEP MENTIONING GIVING MONEY TO SCHOOLS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I FEEL LIKE IT’S HIS HARD EARNED MONEY LET HIM DO WITH IT AS HE PLEASE, JUST AS WE DO WITH OUR CHECKS. NOT TO MENTION I SEE MOST HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.THIS IS NOTHING NEW, HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS.
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#consign
NOW AHEM.. for all of you that talk about the michael j fox shoe.. compare the comments to this post and the other Jay Z post.. No charity just making the rich man another richer man hypocrites
MUNCHOSGIRL says:
I SEE QUITE A FEW OF YOU ON HERE KEEP MENTIONING GIVING MONEY TO SCHOOLS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I FEEL LIKE IT’S HIS HARD EARNED MONEY LET HIM DO WITH IT AS HE PLEASE, JUST AS WE DO WITH OUR CHECKS. NOT TO MENTION I SEE MOST HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE SHAWN CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.THIS IS NOTHING NEW, HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR YEARS.
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GAGIRL87 says:
#consign
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Can’t
this shyt enough. Besides, I know one thing Brooklyn needs….JOBS! A big ‘ol busy stadium will provide that.