Nets to host Knicks in Brooklyn home opener: Sources
Exterior of the new Barclays Center, April 26, 2012. (Charles Eckert) Credit: Exterior of the new Barclays Center, April 26, 2012. (Charles Eckert)
New York basketball fans won't have to wait very long to see the Knicks and Nets square off next season.
The Nets' first regular-season opponent in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will be the crosstown rival Knicks, according to league sources. Both teams open the 2012-13 campaign with that Nov. 1 matchup, which also will be televised nationally on TNT, the sources said.
The entire 2012-13 schedule will be announced on Thursdayat 7 p.m. in a one-hour show on NBA TV.
Both teams have had a very busy offseason and grabbed national attention with their moves.
The Knicks' biggest move was choosing not to match the Houston Rockets' three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet to Jeremy Lin that included a $14.9 million "poison pill" in Year 3.
The Nets were involved in trade discussions for Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard.
The Dolan family owns controlling interests in the Knicks, MSG and Cablevision. Cablevision owns amNewYork.
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