In the premiere episode of ROAD TO BROOKLYN, JAY Z’s Life+Times looks at how the Barclays Center arena and new home of the Brooklyn Nets arena came to become a fixture in the borough.
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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith Become Part Owners Of The Philadelphia 76ers!
Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith just became the next entertainers to own a professional sport team. He went back home to Philly to buy a percentage of the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Smiths just made a major move in the sports world. Will became the 4th major recording artist, along with his wife Jada, to own part of an NBA team.
The dad of 3 is part of an investment group, headed by multi-billionaire Joshua Harris, who made the major purchase and was unanimously approved by the NBA Board of Governors.
“My partners and I are thrilled to have become owners of the Sixers,” Joshua Harris said in a statement. ”It is an honor to become part of this storied franchise. We have a lot of work to do, but we have a rich history, a strong foundation and a bright future.”
The Smiths join the likes of Usher (Cleveland Cavs), Nelly (Charlotte Bobcats), and Jay-Z (New Jersey Nets).
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Kris Humphries Proposes To Kim Kardashian!
Kim Kardashian is engaged to New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries, she tells People magazine.
Her boyfriend of six months surprised her with “Will you marry me?” written in rose petals in her bedroom and then got down on one knee to propose.
“I didn’t expect this at all,” Kardashian says of the moment Humphries gave her a custom-cut 20.5 carat Lorraine Schwartz ring. “I was in such shock. I never thought it would happen at home, and I never thought now.”
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Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries Hit Mexico!
Kim Kardashian’s romance with Kris Humphries reached new heights on a beach getaway in Mexico.
The 30-year-old reality TV star was quite literally swept off her feet as she frolicked in the sea with the NBA player, 26, in Puerto Mita, Mexico.
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Kim Kardashian Visiting The Wendy Williams Show In New York!
Kim Kardashian Visiting The Wendy Williams Show…, posted with vodpod
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Nikki & Rich Ft. Fabolous – “City Lights” [Music Video]
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NBA Slaps The New Jersey Nets w/ A $50,000 Fine For Jay-Z’s Kentucky Visit!
ESPN reports the New Jersey Nets received a $50,000 fine due to Jay-Z’s presence in a University of Kentucky locker room after the men’s team clenched a Final Four birth. Jay-Z is a minority owner of the Nets—his share is reportedly worth 1.5%. As a team owner, minority or otherwise, Jay-Z’s presence violated league rules that prohibit contact with players that still have remaining intercollegiate basketball eligibility.
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JAY-Z AUCTIONING A TRIP WITH HIM TO KNICKS GAME
He may be co-owner of the New Jersey Nets, but rap mogul Jay-Z is helping to raise money for a children’s charity by auctioning off a night out with him at an upcoming home game by his hometown New York Knicks. The package is worth an estimated $20,000.
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