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hss.edu/sports Tel 877.606.1555 5 6 BROOK 10K During a 24- outing in the Nets’ win at Sacramento on March 1, became the second player in franchise history to score 10,000 points with the Nets. He’s currently second in franchise history in points scored behind (10,440). Through March 9, Lopez had a career scoring average of 18.5 in 545 games. In 2016-17 he’s averaging 20.3 points per game, just a shade off his career high of a year ago, despite playing four fewer minutes per game. With the addition of the 3-point shot to his offensive attack, Lopez is compiling the most productive offensive season of his career while posting a career high in shooting percentage from 2-point range. Through March 9, he had six 30-point games this season, moving into a tie for third place on the Nets’ all-time list behind and John Williamson with 38 in his career.

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BACK ON POINT As the Nets hit the road for an eight-game swing, they welcomed back as they opened the trip in Denver before moving on to California. In his first 10 games back, Lin shot 45 percent from 3-point range and averaged 14.7 points in 21.6 minutes per game. He had 17 points with five assists in Brooklyn’s win at Sacramento and scored 18 in back-to-back games at Portland and Memphis. Lin knocked down a season-high four 3-pointers against the Blazers and scored 11 fourth-quarter points to key the win against the Grizzlies. He closed out the road trip with 16 at Atlanta and 18 at Dallas, then came home to knock down some big fourth-quarter shots in a win against the Knicks and score a season-high 24 points against Oklahoma City.

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What does Rondae Hollis-Jefferson length are crucial, and the 6-foot-7 want to do? forward has those tools.

Just everything. Along with Brook Lopez, Hollis- Jefferson is one of just two Nets Versatility and adaptability are at the remaining from before Marks took heart of the second-year forward’s over. After fracturing his ankle just 19 game. He doesn’t like to leave a games into his NBA career, Hollis- boxscore column empty, and he Jefferson was limited to 29 games doesn’t want to stop there. while playing for two different coaches as a rookie. “I’m a really unselfish guy,” said Hollis- Jefferson. “I’m not looking to get 20 In some ways, it all made Hollis- points or anything like that. I’m cool Jefferson’s second season a bit of a with five assists, five rebounds, 10 rookie reboot. In addition to the new points. coaching staff, the Nets’ 2016-17 opening night roster featured 10 new “The little things. The rebounding. teammates. Steals. Just little things you don’t necessarily see on the boxscore.” “I got to know Kenny and those guys during Summer League, so that was It’s the approach that comes naturally pretty big for me, just building a rapport to Hollis-Jefferson, and also the right and relationship,” said Hollis-Jefferson. one to fit in with the new administration “At first, you know people don’t just led by general manager , hand their trust out, so I’ve got to earn who arrived midway through Hollis- his trust and vice versa. It was just me Jefferson’s rookie year and brought working hard for him and him giving us in head coach a few his all. It was amazing. That’s when the months later. Positional versatility and wall started to come down. He really

15 | 16 BROOKLYN NETS BASKETBALL 15 wants to win. He would be in drills with us and he would be trying to push us and motivate. It was great to see that.”

At the start of the season, Hollis- Jefferson was in a familiar spot as the Nets’ , starting the first 14 games of the season before being sidelined by a sore ankle at the end of November.

While Hollis-Jefferson was out, Bojan Bogdanovic slid down from the spot, and upon his return Hollis-Jefferson spent most of December and January coming off the bench. During that time, Atkinson began experimenting with small-ball lineups that featured Hollis-Jefferson playing the 4, or power forward, spot.

Despite being traditionally undersized for the position, Atkinson saw Hollis- Jefferson’s athleticism and wingspan allowing him to defend the post and effectively. It didn’t take long for the coach to decide this was where he belonged.

“Love it. I just think that’s his natural position,” said Atkinson. “I would say since he’s gone to the 4 our defense has improved. I think there’s a direct correlation. That’s what I see on film at least. He’s a smart defensive player. He’s a long defensive player. We can a lot more, which I think you’re seeing. And he rebounds the ball. Guys go through the lane,

16 he’s got good instincts. He can strip a guy. Get a deflection.”

On Feb. 1, Hollis-Jefferson returned to the starting lineup, this time at the LOVE IT. power forward spot, and went for 16 points and eight rebounds against the Knicks. I JUST THINK THAT’S HIS In the Nets’ 10 February games, Hollis- NATURAL POSITION... Jefferson averaged 7.5 rebounds and 9.6 points per game, compared to his overall season averages of 4.8 HE’S A SMART rebounds and 7.8 points per game through January 31. DEFENSIVE PLAYER.

“I know his finishing has gotten a lot better,” said Atkinson. “In the HE’S A LONG beginning of the season, he really struggled to finish at the rim. So he’s DEFENSIVE PLAYER. doing a better job. And I do think part of that is being at the 4. He’s a little closer to the rim. And he’s in the pick KENNY ATKINSON and roll now. At the 3, he wasn’t in the , so everything he’s catching is a catch and face. Now you’re dealing with shooting and all each other, and they bonded quickly. those decisions. Now he’s catching it Atkinson has described the trio as in the pick and roll some and can use seeming inseparable. his length and finishing.” “Those two coming in and contributing With all the roster turnover since his and being an uplift to the team arrival, Hollis-Jefferson has bonded has been tremendous,” said Hollis- with two of the offseason additions, Jefferson. “Just having them around is rookies Caris LeVert and Isaiah great for me because they understand Whitehead. Even with his own limited me, they know me. We talk trash to NBA experience, Hollis-Jefferson each other. We do it all together. It’s was able to offer some guidance a brotherhood. It feels good to be to the first-year players. The three growing with these guys.” were all born within seven months of

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Num Player Pos Ht Wt Age Yrs Prior to NBA/Country 13 Quincy Acy F/C 6-7 240 26 4 Baylor 35 Trevor Booker F 6-8 228 29 6 Clemson 8 G 6-6 200 23 2 Colorado 2 Randy Foye G 6-4 218 33 10 Villanova 10 Archie Goodwin G 6-5 205 22 3 Kentucky 41 Justin Hamilton F/C 7-0 255 26 2 Louisiana State 12 Joe Harris G 6-6 219 25 2 24 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson G/F 6-7 214 22 1 Arizona 6 Sean Kilpatrick G 6-4 212 27 2 22 Caris LeVert G/F 6-7 203 22 R Michigan 7 Jeremy Lin G 6-3 200 28 6 Harvard 11 Brook Lopez C 7-0 268 28 8 Stanford 14 K.J. McDaniels F 6-6 205 24 2 Clemson 44 Andrew Nicholson F 6-9 250 27 4 St. Bonaventure 15 G 6-4 213 22 R Seton Hall

Head Coach: Kenny Atkinson Director of Player Performance: Zach Weatherford Assistant Coaches: , Chris Fleming, Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dan Meehan Bret Brielmaier Head Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist: Lloyd Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development: Beckett Adam Harrington Director of Physical Therapy: Aisling Toolan Assistant Coach/Manager of Advance Scouting: Assistant Athletic Trainer: Sebastien Poirier Jordan Ott Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Lauren Player Development Assistant: Mike Batiste Green 2016-17 LEADERS

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Herb Turetzky’s basketball life has not in 1970 and still accompanies him to been confined to this one spot, even if every game. And then he got drafted. it is the best seat in the house, center court for every Nets home game. It’s “No one was there at the table,” said tempting to think so, to box him in Jane. “They had everyone ready to go, there and picture him at the scorer’s they had referees, they had everything table. Since the day the New Jersey in place, except the scorer.” Americans tipped off for the first time in 1967, before Dr. J and Jason So Zaslofsky called over to the kid Kidd, before Nassau County and the – Turetzky was still a student at LIU Meadowlands and Barclays Center – – he knew from hanging around the before they were the Nets – Turetzky basketball gyms and the courts over has been this franchise’s official scorer. the years and asked him to help out at the table. The affiliation opened doors, facilitated connections, made the opportunities What followed was more than he possible. All it took was a love of the could have asked for. game to make the most of it, and that was the easy part. He was there every night for the closest thing pro sports has to an underground It’s what brought him here in the first legend, ’s skywalking ABA place. Just a guy from Brooklyn coming heyday away from the bright lights of out to see a game. Tony Jackson the NBA. They forged a friendship was playing for this new team in this that had Erving accompany Turetzky new league, and Herb had followed in 2004 for his induction into the New his neighborhood friend from the York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Brownsville Boys Club all through Thomas Jefferson HS and St. John’s. He ran the NBA’s Pro Am League in And , the Boys High New York in the early 1980s, a place legend, was playing for the Pittsburgh for hungry players to find off-season Pipers. Just two of the best ballplayers competition at a time when the city Turetzky had ever seen in Brooklyn was overflowing with talent. From facing off. Even the coach, Max there, he took All-Star teams of the Zaslofsky, was a neighborhood guy league’s best on tours of Europe. from Brownsville, a star at Jefferson and St. John’s 15 years before Jackson. “Summer leagues in New York City in the ‘80s were the greatest,” said So Turetzky took the trip out to Teaneck Turetzky. “You had three or four big with his buddy Danny Mascia, another leagues going on. You had the Rucker star in the old Jefferson to St. John’s League uptown on the weekends. You pipeline, and Jane, who he married had the downtown league at Xavier

15 | 16 16BROOKLYN | 17 BROOKLYN NETS NETS BASKETBALL BASKETBALL 2727 Herb Turetzky is congratulated by then-Nets president and GM Rod Thorn upon being honored by the Nets for scoring 1,000 consecutive games.

High School three or four nights a They tossed him in the shower after week and we were uptown at City winning the ABA title, where he found College at the Pro Am league at night.” himself the sounding board for a weary Erving, sipping champagne after Through those connections he was another season as the league’s savior. able to help players find a spot to play, Then he went with them to the NBA, whether it was a pro looking for a team to Rutgers and Brendan Byrne Arena, in Europe or a younger kid looking the franchise’s fifth home in its first 15 for a college scholarship. When he seasons. helped former Net John Williamson’s son, Maurice, find his way to LSU, The league grew and changed, and Turetzky struck up a friendship with Turetzky went from being younger Maurice’s gregarious roommate – than most of the players to being a Shaquille O’Neal. contemporary to their senior. But he still keeps in touch with some of the The legendary Game Nets from the early teams and the at Kutsher’s Country Club drew the ABA days, four decades later. Along NBA’s best in its early years – Wilt the way, others became like family – Chamberlain, , John Williamson, Drazen Petrovic. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and more – and after Stokes passed away and Turetzky’s son David was a Nets his teammate Jack Twyman stopped ballboy during Petrovic’s seasons running it, Turetzky eventually stepped with the Nets, and the Croatian in and took over, bringing NBA players sharpshooter would work out one- up to the Catskills each summer for a on-one with David, coach him along charity game to help raise money for and even hand down his sneakers. former players in need of medical care. Petrovic’s death in a car accident in 1993 was crushing. Through it all there’s been the Nets. 28 Herb Turetzky, second from left, with his NYC 15-and-under city championship team in 1960 and being honored by the Nets at Barclays Center for reaching 2,000 games as the official scorer.

“The world just ended with that approaching 1,400 – every home accident,” said Turetzky. “The phone game the Nets have played since May call. The realization. The funeral. 4, 1984. Everything. It was just the most devastating thing I could think of.” He thought about leaving when the Nets left IZOD Center for Newark, It took a while, but better days came but the opportunity to come home to again. The back-to-back Eastern Brooklyn kept him hooked. Five years Conference championship teams later, at the end of his and the team’s brought back the energy of the old 50th season, he’s not quite ready to ABA champions. Turetzky chronicled give it up. It’s basketball in Brooklyn, it all, saving mementos along the way and what’s better than that? that grew into an epic memorabilia collection – blazers and , “We drive in every day and every night sneakers and jerseys, trophies, posters coming here I smile,” said Turetzky. and ticket stubs. Everything you could “It’s romantic, thinking of where we’re imagine, and some things you couldn’t. going. Seeing the changes in the When he and Jane downsized from the borough, as we’re driving through house in Bayside to an apartment, they Williamsburg and Greenpoint and squeezed as much as they could into down . New high a bedroom and their daughter Jennifer rises. New restaurants. This is about made her own basement an unofficial eight or nine subway stops from where Nets museum the way Herb always had. I grew up as a kid. If this was ever here when we were young, it would have He’s been honored with induction been the greatest thing in the world. into a half-dozen or so Hall of Fames That’s what it feels like today.” and scored more than 2,000 games. He’s got a consecutive game streak

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From there, Brooklyn Bangers was After working with premier chefs born. Bolton and his team brought their Gordon Hamersley, David Bouley sausages out of the restaurant to flea and Eric Ripert, Bolton opened Saul markets — “It was like a guerilla affair,” Restaurant on Smith Street in Boerum

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Paisanos Burger (Sec 3) Calexico (Sec 3) David’s K Deli (Sec 5)* BQE (Sec 7) Brooklyn Bangers & Dogs (Sec 9) Carla Hall’s Southern Kitchen (Sec 11) Chef Saul Bolton opened The Vanderbilt after earning a Michelin star at his namesake restaurant. Williamsburg Pizza (Sec 15) Boomer & Carton Kitchen (Sec 17) Hill in 1999. The restaurant earned a Sugar Factory (Sec 17) Michelin star for the first time in 2005 Buffalo Boss (Sec 17) and maintained it for eight years. Nathan’s (Sec 24) Habana (Sec 25) In 2010, Bolton and partners decided Junior’s, Blue Marble & more (Sec 27) to open a gastropub in a sunny corner Fresco by Scotto (Sec 29) spot just a few blocks from where Paisanos Burger (Sec 29) Barclays Center would soon open. Sausages had always had a place at BARCLAYS SUITE LEVEL Saul Restaurant, but at The Vanderbilt, Abigael’s Brooklyn (North Side)* they became the star of the show. Thomas’ Greek Kitchen (North Side) “To be able to take the food at Saul, Junior’s Restaurant (South Side) which was catering to a specific Calexico (South Side) demographic, maybe a little more UPPER PAVILION expensive, and bring it to Prospect Heights on Vanderbilt Avenue in a more Williamsburg Pizza (Sec 206) relaxed setting with good beer, it’s a Nathan’s (Sec 207) dream,” said Bolton. “We can crank Habana (Sec 209) good music and really have a casual Paisanos Burger (Sec 211) good time. That’s what I came for.” Paisanos Burger (Sec 221) Bed-Stuy (Sec 223) Brooklyn Bangers & Dogs (Sec 225) The Vanderbilt is located at 570 Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights at the corner of Buffalo Boss (Sec 227)*Kosher Options Ava Bergen Street. Saul Bolton is also the Culinary Director of The Norm at Brooklyn Museum. *Kosher options available

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HONDA CLUB

With an expansive view of the court from above Sections 15 through 17, the wide- open Honda Club is the perfect place for a group outing to see the Nets. When not reserved for groups, it is accessible to All Access ticket holders in those sections.

40/40 CLUB & RESTAURANT BY TANDUAY RUM

Visit the 40/40 CLUB & Restaurant by Tanduay Rum for a taste of upscale traditional American sports bar cuisine, done with a Brooklyn twist.

Located on Suite Level A, this expansive club overlooks WINC COUNTER

the GEICO Atrium and boasts soaring views of the arena Located on Barclays Center’s Suite Level floor. It features key materials and design concepts from A, the Winc Counter is the perfect spot to relax with a glass of Winc’s wines and a its New York City flagship location, including the custom full-service bar. illuminated amber resin bar top.

The 40/40 CLUB & Restaurant is the perfect place to start and finish your evening at Barclays Center, with pregame dinner and cocktails after the event. Relax and catch all the game action on one of the club’s 36 TVs, including eight 80” screens.

The rotating Chef’s Table menu regularly features a 28- THE CENTURION® SUITE Day, dry-aged NY strip, sushi bar, chef-designed salads, BY

imaginative pasta dishes and a delicious dessert bar. With high-top tables, lounge seating and dedicated servers, American Express Platinum® Card and Centurion® members can enjoy premium food and beverage selections with a great view of the action from the Suite Level. 34 HONDA CLUB BILLBOARD LOUNGE

The intersection of music hangout and club, the new members only premium space on the Barclays Center event level offers guests a unique gameday experience. For membership information visit billboardlounge.com.

CALVIN KLEIN COURTSIDE CLUB The Calvin Klein Courtside Club sets the new standard of luxury, from the wall-mounted flat- televisions to the elegant dining experience and sleek bars.

WINC COUNTER TASTE NY BAR Barclays Center’s premier hospitality area gives fans an up-close view of the Brooklyn Nets on the arena’s Sample the best of New York with beer, wine, ciders and spirits direct from the exclusive event level. Located directly outside the team’s state’s craft beverage producers. Located locker room and adjacent to the Nets’ practice court, the on the main concourse outside Section 31 just off the GEICO Main Entrance, it’s the glass-walled club allows you to cheer for the home team perfect place to meet up with friends. as the Nets enter and exit the main court.

Your experience begins with access to the Calvin Klein VIP Entrance, followed by a private elevator ride down to the event level. Enjoy cocktails at the bar and Barclays Center’s finest, all-inclusive culinary options, including a dessert bar and snacks for the game.

THE CENTURION® SUITE TICKETSNOW CLUB You’ll also have halftime access to the practice court, so BY AMERICAN EXPRESS & INFOR LOUNGE make the most of the break in the action by stepping up These twin clubs on the opposite ends to the arc and swishing a few 3-pointers. From the minute of the arena are the most expansive at Barclays Center. Suite holders can enjoy you set foot inside the Calvin Klein Courtside Club, you’ll the clubs, bars and an exciting menu of know that you’re part of a championship franchise. entrées and arena favorites.

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The nine-year ABA era closed on May 13, 1976 with the Nets claiming the upstart league’s final championship.

By then, only six teams remained from the 10 that were planned to start the 1975- 76 season. Baltimore and San Diego never made it to opening night, and Utah folded mid-season. During the championship series the — Julius Erving’s original team— folded as well.

The Nets opened the finals against the with a 120-118 win on Erving’s 18-foot baseline jumper over the reach of Denver’s Bobby Jones in the final second.

“I wanted to drive,” Erving told . “I wanted to try for a dunk or at least get some contact, draw a foul. But Bobby cut me off, and I didn’t feel I had time to spin back. Also, you don’t have power right away after a spin. So I shot it.”

The game-winner gave Erving 45 points for the night and he added 48 in a Game 2 Denver win. The Nets went ahead to a 3-1 series lead before the Nuggets won Game 5.

Trailing by 22 points in the second half of Game 6, the Nets stormed back for a 112-106 win to claim the ABA’s final championship. John Williamson scored 24 points in the second half, including 16 in the fourth quarter.

Erving was named the ABA playoffs MVP for the second time in three years. He averaged 37.7 points in the finals and 34.7 over 13 playoff games. The final game in ABA history was also Erving’s last as a Net. The merger with the NBA and Erving’s sale to the marked the end of an era.

“Erving’s valedictory, the ’76 series in which he led his New York Nets past the Denver Nuggets for the league’s final championship, may be the least-seen great achievement in sports,” wrote Alexander Wolff in Sports Illustrated in 1994.

After being upset in the 1975 playoffs by one of the ABA’s most infamous teams, the Spirits of St. Louis, the Nets returned with a different look for the 1975-76 season. Around Erving, the strength of the team had shifted from the forwards to the backcourt.

Brian Taylor and Williamson were second and third on the team in scoring, averaging 16.7 and 16.2 points per game, respectively. Erving averaged 29.3 points to lead the league in scoring for the third time in four years and won his third straight ABA MVP Award.

The Nets posted a 55-29 record to finish second in the league and went right to the ABA semifinals, surviving a seven-game series against the , led by and featuring former Nets and from the 1974 championship team. THE NETS CLOSED OUT THE ABA ERA BY CLAIMING THE LEAGUE’S FINAL TITLE

The nine-year ABA era closed on May 13, 1976 with the Nets claiming the upstart league’s final championship.

By then, only six teams remained from the 10 that were planned to start the 1975- 76 season. Baltimore and San Diego never made it to opening night, and Utah folded mid-season. During the championship series the Virginia Squires — Julius Erving’s original team— folded as well.

The Nets opened the finals against the Denver Nuggets with a 120-118 win on Erving’s 18-foot baseline jumper over the reach of Denver’s Bobby Jones in the final second.

“I wanted to drive,” Erving told Sports Illustrated. “I wanted to try for a dunk or at least get some contact, draw a foul. But Bobby cut me off, and I didn’t feel I had time to spin back. Also, you don’t have power right away after a spin. So I shot it.”

The game-winner gave Erving 45 points for the night and he added 48 in a Game 2 Denver win. The Nets went ahead to a 3-1 series lead before the Nuggets won Game 5.

Trailing by 22 points in the second half of Game 6, the Nets stormed back for a 112-106 win to claim the ABA’s final championship. John Williamson scored 24 points in the second half, including 16 in the fourth quarter.

Erving was named the ABA playoffs MVP for the second time in three years. He averaged 37.7 points in the finals and 34.7 over 13 playoff games. The final game in ABA history was also Erving’s last as a Net. The merger with the NBA and Erving’s sale to the Philadelphia 76ers marked the end of an era.

“Erving’s valedictory, the ’76 series in which he led his New York Nets past the Denver Nuggets for the league’s final championship, may be the least-seen great achievement in sports,” wrote Alexander Wolff in Sports Illustrated in 1994.

After being upset in the 1975 playoffs by one of the ABA’s most infamous teams, the Spirits of St. Louis, the Nets returned with a different look for the 1975-76 season. Around Erving, the strength of the team had shifted from the forwards to the backcourt.

Brian Taylor and Williamson were second and third on the team in scoring, averaging 16.7 and 16.2 points per game, respectively. Erving averaged 29.3 points to lead the league in scoring for the third time in four years and won his third straight ABA MVP Award.

The Nets posted a 55-29 record to finish second in the league and went right to the ABA semifinals, surviving a seven-game series against the San Antonio Spurs, led by George Gervin and featuring former Nets Larry Kenon and Billy Paultz from the 1974 championship team. A high score = A fries score.

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Dominick Servedio picked up Nets season tickets for the best reason of all, to spend time with family. “They are massive into basketball,” he says of his teenage sons Frank and Giancarlo. “That’s how they got me started.” Living in Mount Vernon, Servedio feels an affinity for guard Sean Kilpatrick, who played his high school ball in nearby White Plains. He got a chance to meet Kilpatrick, Brook Lopez and many of their teammates at a recent season ticket member event. He enjoys the camaraderie with fellow Nets fans in his section, particularly that opportunity to share the experience with Frank and Giancarlo. “We come to games whenever possible. If it isn’t a school night, then it’s much easier. But the weekend games, we’re here.”

Season Favorite All-Time Net 2nd Joe Johnson Section Favorite Current Net 120 Sean Kilpatrick

Favorite Nets Memorabilia “Sean’s from the neighborhood, Signed Joe Johnson jersey Westchester. I think he’s got tremendous potential.”

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For information on suites, please call or text: 718.257.8483 or email [email protected] FAN SPOTLIGHT Philip Butleman Brooklyn, NY

How far back does Philip Butleman go with the Nets? Well, Billy Paultz once landed in his lap. That would be back in the ABA days, where he would occasionally sit front row at and watched the Nets clinch an ABA championship. “What a pleasure from that vantage point to see a game. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it. We went to so many games back then.” He’s been with the Nets ever since, including several years at the Meadowlands with season tickets, getting a thrill from the franchise’s two trips to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. “A highlight reel in itself watching , Kenyon Martin, the whole group we had. Just a shame we had a to play a tough Laker team and San Antonio in the Finals. But they were a marvel to watch.” Butleman regularly goes to 20 or 30 Nets games each year, so last season he picked up season tickets again. “We have a good time here. It’s a nice place to enjoy a ballgame.”

Season Favorite All-Time Net 2nd Jason Kidd Section Favorite Current Net 203 Trevor Booker

Favorite Nets Memorabilia “The hustle. The determination. Just Bobbleheads and Insider game really love how he plays the game. programs Goes all out 100 percent at all times.”

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NETS HONOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION Janet Warmbir receives Teacher Excellence Award

As part of the Nets2Schools initiative, the Brooklyn Nets have partnered with Clorox to recognize exceptional teachers for their commitment toward students and education with the Brooklyn Nets Teacher Excellence Award.

Ms. Janet Warmbir was honored with the award in February. For 38 years, Ms. Warmbir has demonstrated her commitment to education as an English teacher at White Plains Community School. She’s had a profound affect on the lives of many of her students. The Nets’ own Sean Kilpatrick found Ms. Warmbir to be an invaluable mentor and greeted her at center court when she was honored prior to the Nets’ game against the on February 15. Andy Warhol: Statue of Liberty, 1962 © The Andy Warhol Foundation / ARS Calvin Klein: Classic Cotton Briefs (Calvin Klein Underwear Est. 1981) Photographed at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh 16 | 17 BROOKLYN NETS BASKETBALL 51

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