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| Brooklyn Nets | ||||
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| Conference | Eastern | |||
| Division | Atlantic | |||
| Founded | 1967 | |||
| History | New Jersey Americans 1967–1968 (ABA) New York Nets 1968–1976 (ABA) 1976–1977 (NBA) New Jersey Nets 1977–2012 Brooklyn Nets 2012–present | |||
| Arena | Barclays Center | |||
| Location | Brooklyn, New York | |||
| Team colors | Black, white | |||
| Main sponsor | Infor | |||
| President | Maureen Hanlon | |||
| General manager | Sean Marks | |||
| Head coach | Jordi Fernandez | |||
| Ownership | Mikhail Prokhorov (51%) Joseph Tsai (49%) | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Long Island Nets | |||
| Championships | 2 ABA: 2 (1974, 1976) NBA: 0 | |||
| Conference titles | 5 ABA: 3 (1972, 1974, 1976) NBA: 2 (2002, 2003) | |||
| Division titles | 5 ABA: 1 (1974) NBA: 4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) | |||
| Retired numbers | 7 (3, 5, 6, 23, 25, 32, 52) | |||
| Website | www | |||
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The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. They play their home games at the, Barclays Center.
The team was founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, and played in the American Basketball Association (ABA). After one season in that state, they moved to Long Island, becoming the New York Nets. In 1976, the Nets were one of four ABA teams that joined the NBA, and returned to New Jersey a year later, becoming the New Jersey Nets. After their return to New Jersey, they played on the campus of Rutgers University. In 1981, they moved to East Rutherford, closer to New York City. In 2002 and 2003 they appeared in the NBA Finals lead by point guard Jason Kidd, small forwards Keith Van Horn and Richard Jefferson power forward Kenyon Martin and head coach Byron Scott. In 2010, they moved to Newark, and played there until their new Brooklyn arena was built. Once they moved to Brooklyn, they became the Brooklyn Nets.
