Hurricane Sandy may have postponed the season opener of the Nets at the recently opened Barclays Center, delaying the newly Brooklyn-based team’s first match-up against the New York Knicks, but that doesn’t mean local basketball fans don’t already have opinions about the surely looming inter-Borough rivalry. BTR Pulse’s Lauren Hawker asks people which side they’ll be taking as Brooklyn gets it’s first major sports franchise since the Dodgers left for Los Angeles.
Featured song: “Brooklyn Sunburn” by Teen Daze
Brooklyn Nets’ official website: http://www.nba.com/nets/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BrooklynNets
Twitter: @brooklynnets
New York Knicks’ official website: http://www.nba.com/knicks/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NYKnicks
Twitter: @nyknicks
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