• How Sean Marks brought Nets to this championship point

    How Sean Marks brought Nets to this championship point

    When Sean Marks arrived in Brooklyn in February 2016, he stepped into the midst of an abysmal 21-61 campaign. His first full season as Nets general manager, they were the worst team in the NBA,...
  • Examining best and worst of New York sports teams owners

    Examining best and worst of New York sports teams owners

    Every aggrieved sports fan has the same blueprint: Just get me a new owner, any new owner, and things are going to get better. They have to get better. Of course, they don’t always get better, but
  • Brooklyn Nets speak out on death of George Floyd: ‘Enough is Enough’

    Brooklyn Nets speak out on death of George Floyd: ‘Enough is Enough’

    With the concourse outside Barclays Center the site of protests this week over the police-related death of George Floyd, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty of the WNBA released a statement Sunday backing the cause of racial justice. “We will work alongside our community – our fans, players, employees and including local law enforcement …
  • What New York-area sports owners have given to coronavirus fight

    What New York-area sports owners have given to coronavirus fight

    As the novel coronavirus has wrecked the New York area, sports owners with deep pockets have emerged to help in the fight to battle this deadly pandemic. Here’s a look: James Dolan The Madison Square Garden chairman, who has tested positive for coronavirus, but is said to have mild symptoms, is paying arena workers in …
  • Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    Sports’ finest hour coming during coronavirus fight

    The thing to remember is, many of the people who engage in the most profound examples of philanthropy prefer to do it away from the glare, away from the lights. One of the last conversations I ever had with George Steinbrenner was trying to convince him to attach his name to a story detailing an …