On to the Play-In Tournament.
The Brooklyn Nets got the job done, defeating the Indiana Pacers, 134-126, in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,967. The Nets have clinched the 7-seed with the regular.
Sometimes, a single idea can change a narrative. For the Nets, the single idea was that there was a great untapped reserve of Brooklyn fandom, that the old narrative the Nets had no fans (or.
Searching for the Nets fan: Who are we?
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Cam Wolf, a writer for GQ (formerly and forlornly Gentlemen’s Quarterly), went in search of the Nets fan this week, hoping to examine what Knick fans, among others, don’t believe exist.
From Ethan Hawke, the actor, to Bobby Edemeka, the founder of the Brooklyn Brigade, to Kristin Ferrara, the Knicks convert, to Mina Kimes, ESPN reporter and self-described Nets “superfan,” they share what made them fans and what sustains that fandom in spite of the constant diss left over from the bad old days.