[vodpod id=Video.15458136&w=540&h=450&fv=%26amp%3Bskin%3DMP1ExternalAll-MFL.swf%26amp%3Bembed%3Dtrue%26amp%3BadSizeArray%3D300x240%2C%2C%26amp%3BadSrc%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fad%252Edoubleclick%252Enet%252Fadx%252Ftsg%252Ewnyw%252Fnews%252Fdetail%253Bdcmt%253Dtext%252Fxml%253Bpos%253D%253Btile%253D2%253Bfname%253Djay%252Dz%252Dmakes%252Dannouncement%252Dabout%252Dnba%252Dnets%252D20110926%252DKC%253Bloc%253Dsite%253Bsz%253D320x240%253Bord%253D2742224859539419%252E5%253Frand%253D0%252E419476933311671%26amp%3Bflv%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Emyfoxny%252Ecom%252Ffeeds%252FoutboundFeed%253FobfType%253DVIDEO%255FPLAYER%255FSMIL%255FFEED%2526componentId%253D135943694%26amp%3Bimg%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmedia2%252Emyfoxny%252Ecom%252F%252Fphoto%252F2011%252F09%252F26%252F20110926JAYZDPP%255Ftmb0002%255F20110926095117%255F640%255F480%252EJPG%26amp%3Bstory%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww%252Emyfoxny%252Ecom%252Fdpp%252Fnews%252Fjay%252Dz%252Dmakes%252Dannouncement%252Dabout%252Dnba%252Dnets%252D20110926%252DKC%26amp%3Bcategory%3Dgood%255Fday%255Fny%26amp%3Btitle%3D20110926JAYZ%252Emov%26amp%3Boacct%3Dfoximfoximwnyw%2Cfoximglobal%26amp%3Bovns%3Dfoxinteractivemedia%26amp%3Bheadline%3DJay%2520Z%253A%2520NBA%2520Nets%2520Renamed%2520%2527Brooklyn%2520Nets%2527] During this morning’s press conference at the Barclays Center, New Jersey Nets co-owner Jay-Z revealed to Fox 5 that the team will officially change their name to the Brooklyn Nets in 2012-13 season. He also spoke on his concert series at the venue’s opening next September. Brooklyn, we did it! Press conference after the jump.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but next September, NJ Nets co-owner Jay-Z will headline the first concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Hopefully by then the NBA lockout is over. An official press conference will go down this Monday.

A press conference was held this afternoon for the groundbreaking of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Yards. Set to open in 2012, the 18,000 seat arena will become the new home of the Brooklyn Nets. During the conference, discussions also touched on the potential economic impact of the arena, including the boost in local businesses such as Casino Internazionali Non ADM, which could attract more visitors to the area. Many local residents oppose the move due to imminent increases in […]