Coined “the most high-tech stadium in sports,” the Brooklyn Nets’ Barclays Center is outfitted with free Wi-Fi that’s designed to support a packed house full of smartphone-wielding fans, LTE and 3G service from the four major carriers and sponsor MetroPCS, and an app that lets fans order and pay for food from their seats without having to stand in concession lines.
It took nine years and some 35 court battles to build the billion-dollar stadium. The Nets won’t play their first home game against the Knicks until November 1st, but the Center itself opened last Friday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony that featured New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz, and Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov.
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At 12:01 this morning, the NBA free agent signing moratorium ended and Deron Williams became a member of the Brooklyn Nets by signing his new five-year, $98.5 million contract.
At 12:01 this morning, the NBA free agent signing moratorium ended and Deron Williams became a member of the Brooklyn Nets by signing his new five-year, $98.5 million contract.
