{"id":1326,"date":"2025-10-18T18:43:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:43:57","slug":"from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>BROOKLYN \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Mark your calendars for next Friday, October 24th, as the Brooklyn Nets hit the Barclays Center to open their 2025-26 season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Presented by All In Won, the game is set to capture the essence of Brooklyn, mixing the best in music, food, art, and its iconic attitude.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Halfway through the game, Brooklyn\u2019s own rapper <strong><a href='https:\/\/kotathefriend.com\/bio\/' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kota the Friend<\/a><\/strong>\u2014recognized as a pioneering independent hip hop artist with global fame\u2014will perform, turning halftime into a true celebration of home. Fresh from his <em>NO RAP ON SUNDAY<\/em> tour, Kota perfectly reflects the blend of hoops, culture, and unity that\u2019s central to the Nets and Brooklyn at large.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs we tip off again, we look forward to seeing fans return to Barclays Center for Nets basketball,\u201d noted <strong>Andrew Karson<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of Sports and Corporate Marketing, Brooklyn Sports &#038; Entertainment. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to showcase Brooklyn as a hub of sports, music, food, and creativity, both through our artists and by highlighting neighborhood businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sampling the Borough: Barclays Eats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barclays Center\u2019s new concessions lineup gives a taste tour across borough favorites: grab a <strong>7th Street Burgers Smashburger<\/strong>, try <strong>Parm\u2019s spicy rigatoni<\/strong>, pick up a <strong>Levain Bakery cookie<\/strong>, or savor a <strong>Jamaican patty from Patty Palace<\/strong> by celebrated chef <strong>Kwame Onwuachi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t miss the new <strong>Brooklyn Signature<\/strong> drink\u2014a mango margarita with spice inspired by local fruit vendors, served up in a souvenir cup that shouts \u201cBK forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This all falls under <strong>Brooklyn Taste<\/strong>, the arena\u2019s ongoing spotlight on local favorites and authentic city experiences.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Barclays&#8217; Upgraded Fan Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revamped spaces heighten the experience this season. <strong>Gallagher Terrace<\/strong> premium club now has full waiter service with meals delivered right to your seat; upstairs, the new <strong>Modelo Bridge<\/strong> features 63 feet of bar space for mingling. These design updates turn the west end into a lively gathering spot for everyone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On opening night, fans take home a <strong>free Nets T-shirt<\/strong> and get first dibs on the new <strong>Ber\u014d capsule<\/strong>\u2014the team\u2019s exclusive label fusing streetwear and sports\u2014available at Section 9 and via <a href='https:\/\/www.netsstore.com\/'>NetsStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Borough Businesses Front and Center<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True to their borough roots, the Nets start the celebrations in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On <strong>Tuesday, October 21<\/strong>, the team will pop up at <strong>Electric Lotus Tattoo<\/strong>, a local favorite since 1993, and fans in Nets gear can score one of three design tattoos for free from 2\u20138 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then on <strong>Thursday, October 23<\/strong>, the action moves to <strong>Levels Barbershop<\/strong>\u2014another iconic Brooklyn business\u2014where fans get complimentary lineups and Caesars from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Nets partnered with Levels recently for <em>Practice in the Park<\/em>, the team\u2019s most-attended open practice ever at Bed-Stuy\u2019s Potomac Playground.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Main Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before Friday\u2019s tipoff, <strong>Ticketmaster Plaza<\/strong> goes all out with a pre-game block party (1\u20134 p.m.)\u2014look for hoops games, giveaways, DJs, and tours at the <strong>Brooklyn Basketball Training Center<\/strong>, the home base for Nets and New York Liberty youth programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That center, right next to Barclays, hosts the region\u2019s only <em>Shoot 360<\/em> training\u2014proving Brooklyn\u2019s always a step ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snag remaining tickets at <a href='https:\/\/www.brooklynnets.com\/'>brooklynnets.com<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/'>ticketmaster.com<\/a>, or at Barclays Center\u2019s box office. Groups: call <strong>718-638-7849<\/strong> or email <strong>groupsales@brooklynnets.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download the <strong>Brooklyn Nets app<\/strong> for team news and highlights, or watch live on the <strong>YES Network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Brooklyn turns out for basketball, it turns out for itself. And next Friday\u2014when Kota the Friend\u2019s halftime performance rings out\u2014it\u2019ll be more than just a game: it\u2019ll be Brooklyn in full voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN \u2014\u00a0Mark your calendars for next Friday, October 24th, as the Brooklyn Nets hit the Barclays Center to open their 2025-26 season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Presented by All In Won, the game is set to capture the essence of Brooklyn, mixing the best in music, food, art, and its iconic attitude. Halfway through the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5755,"featured_media":1327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,48,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-news","category-entertainment","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener - Clinton Hill News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BROOKLYN \u2014\u00a0Mark your calendars for next Friday, October 24th, as the Brooklyn Nets hit the Barclays Center to open their 2025-26 season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Presented by All In Won, the game is set to capture the essence of Brooklyn, mixing the best in music, food, art, and its iconic attitude. Halfway through the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Clinton Hill News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-18T22:43:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"980\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kent Simon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kent Simon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/\",\"name\":\"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener - Clinton Hill News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-18T22:43:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/609c3fc7e292a12fc881e60e1f84f7ab\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg\",\"width\":1100,\"height\":980},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/\",\"name\":\"Clinton Hill News\",\"description\":\"Hyperlocal News for Clinton Hill, Brooklyn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/609c3fc7e292a12fc881e60e1f84f7ab\",\"name\":\"Kent Simon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e8ee3a2e69af60fb49b64b5605bb6806ab76a2d643e3853d520f1096a66fd61?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e8ee3a2e69af60fb49b64b5605bb6806ab76a2d643e3853d520f1096a66fd61?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kent Simon\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/author\/clintoy5\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener - Clinton Hill News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener","og_description":"BROOKLYN \u2014\u00a0Mark your calendars for next Friday, October 24th, as the Brooklyn Nets hit the Barclays Center to open their 2025-26 season against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Presented by All In Won, the game is set to capture the essence of Brooklyn, mixing the best in music, food, art, and its iconic attitude. Halfway through the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/","og_site_name":"Clinton Hill News","article_published_time":"2025-10-18T22:43:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1100,"height":980,"url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kent Simon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kent Simon","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/","name":"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener - Clinton Hill News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-18T22:43:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/609c3fc7e292a12fc881e60e1f84f7ab"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Kota-the-Friend.jpg","width":1100,"height":980},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/from-the-blacktop-to-the-barclays-nets-embrace-brooklyn-roots-for-season-opener\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From the Blacktop to the Barclays: Nets Embrace Brooklyn Roots for Season Opener"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/","name":"Clinton Hill News","description":"Hyperlocal News for Clinton Hill, Brooklyn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/609c3fc7e292a12fc881e60e1f84f7ab","name":"Kent Simon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e8ee3a2e69af60fb49b64b5605bb6806ab76a2d643e3853d520f1096a66fd61?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6e8ee3a2e69af60fb49b64b5605bb6806ab76a2d643e3853d520f1096a66fd61?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kent Simon"},"url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/author\/clintoy5\/"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/clintonhill\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}