FUN FACTS:
NEW JERSEY NETS

Whenever Jay Z is involved, you gotta call it "fun."

Getty Images

"Mock me at your peril."

[Ed's note: We're rolling out a 'Fun Facts' on every NBA team in advance of the regular season. For more information on the concept or to see other entries, please go here.]

Here's the main thing you need to know about the New Jersey Nets: in the next few years, they will migrate to Brooklyn and they may grab LeBron James. If they don't, they'll probably grab someone of superb value because—let's be honest here—who wouldn't want to play for a club associated with HOVA himself? On this note, the Nets are probably the only NBA squad—save for maybe the Rockets—where Beyonce can name more than five players on the team. That's fun in and of itself.

1. Eddie Gill has been mocked by The Onion.

2. Chris Douglas-Roberts has a tatoo on his arm featuring Verses 1-3 of Psalm 37: "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."

3. Julius Hodge was named by his older brother for legend Julius Erving.

4. Keyon Dooling is apparently a big fan of World of Warcraft and other 'MMORPGs,' or "massively multiplayer online role playing games." Yep, we just looked that up.

5. Good article on what Yi Jianlian means to the Nets off the court.

6. Because Jarvis Hayes began his collegiate career at Western Carolina before transferring to Georgia, he's a rare player that led two conferences in scoring during his college days.

7. Sweet article on Eduardo Najera's roots right here. Granted, it was published eight years ago—but it'll still give you a strong idea of his background.

8. A smattering of nicknames for Sean Williams: "Le Freak Elastique" (from head coach Lawrence Frank), AREA 51, SWAT and Mirage.

9. Vince Carter sold his Toronto condo to A.J. Burnett for $2.8 million, which was actually a loss on the initial value.

10. Josh Boone denotes his 'best friend' as rapper Sticky Fingaz from ONYX.

Print Article . Email Article. Subscribe to The Magazine