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Team Hype seeks new performers for Brooklyn Nets’ 2025-26 home games

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Jun. 24, 2025 By Sienna Conaghan At Barclays Center, the action on the court is only half the show. As the Brooklyn Nets gear up for the 2025-26 NBA season, Team Hype, the crowd-energizing performance crew, is searching for new talent to join their ranks. Auditions will be held Tuesday, June 24, at 4…

Nets Kids Dance Team to hold open auditions for 2025-26 NBA season

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Jun. 23, 2025 By Sienna Conaghan For young dancers dreaming of the big stage, this could be their shot: the Brooklyn Nets Kids Dance Team is gearing up for its next season — and your kid could be part of the lineup. The team will hold open auditions for the 2025-26 NBA season on…

‘A game-changer’: Brooklyn Basketball to open youth training facility on Flatbush Avenue this fall

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Jun. 17, 2025 Shara Levine & Brooklyn Paper BSE Global, the parent company of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty, will open a multi-court youth basketball training facility on Flatbush Avenue near Barclays Center this fall.  The nearly 19,000-square-foot Brooklyn Basketball Training Center will be operated by BSE’s program Brooklyn Basketball, which offers…

Ellie the Elephant celebrates fifth birthday in style at sold-out New York Liberty game

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Jun. 4, 2025 By Olivia Seaman At just five years old, Ellie the Elephant has already cemented her status as a New York icon — and on June 1, the beloved New York Liberty mascot celebrated her birthday in unforgettable fashion. With the Barclays Center buzzing ahead of the Liberty’s sold-out game against the…

Brooklyn Public Library to release special-edition New York Liberty library cards

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May. 28, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Basketball and books are colliding as the Brooklyn Public Library teams up with the New York Liberty to release special-edition Liberty-themed library cards. The cards — featuring images of the championship-winning WNBA team and its iconic mascot, Ellie the Elephant, will be available at all BPL branches starting…

Runners contend with brutal heat and humidity at 2025 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

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May. 19, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen More than 28,000 people participated in the 44th annual Brooklyn Half Marathon on May 17, a race beset by grueling conditions that claimed one runners’ life.  When the first wave started the race in Prospect Park at 7 a.m., the temperature was already 66 degrees Fahrenheit with 90%…