Brooklyn Nets: Exploring the Area Around the Barclays Center
By Sandy Mui
![Oct 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; The Brooklyn Nets pay tribute to the national anthem prior to a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Oct 17, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; The Brooklyn Nets pay tribute to the national anthem prior to a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/7fb976c767d984ffb28133d7952c4ae96b8dffeff41f6a582fd7e63c4d7ca817.jpg)
Swag Shop
The Swag Shop is home to both Nets and Islanders gear. The day I went, the shop was filled with more Islanders gear, mainly because there was a game that night. There were lots of folks who came in looking for a plain Nets t-shirt, but had to leave disappointed. Nevertheless, there was still plenty of gear fans could choose from.
Pro tip: Go to the Swag Shop on a Nets game-day I guess?
Right off the bat, weâre greeted with some familiar faces: Isaiah Whitehead and Sean Kilpatrick, two of our New Yorkers on the team (Chris McCullough is the third). Hopefully the Brooklynite shows up for us during the season.
The exterior of the Swag Shop pic.twitter.com/eQwAAZTgBD
â Sandy Mui (@SandySMui) October 22, 2016
There mightâve been an Islanders game that night, but the Nets Store was still PACKED with Nets gear. Just look at all those racks of shirts and rows of caps. By the way, the âBrooklyn Remixâ jerseys look even better in person.
Lots and lots of #Nets gear pic.twitter.com/2J65oRzi0r
â Sandy Mui (@SandySMui) October 22, 2016
The Nets are capitalizing on having Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin on the squad â hence Brook-Lin. Brook-Lin is trademarked by Lin, but the shirts in the Nets Store have the phrases âBrookLinâ and âBrook-Linsanity.â I bought a âBrookLinâ shirt myself; not really a fan of the phrase âBrook-Linsanity.â 20 years from now, Iâm going to look back at this day and tell myself that it was totally worth the $22 expenditure.
Some #BrookLin shirts pic.twitter.com/gxwELHwM2N
â Sandy Mui (@SandySMui) October 22, 2016
I honestly have way too many Nets shirts. The team can do just about anything with their colors of black and white, and Iâm always amazed at the cool t-shirt designs whenever I stop by the Nets Store. Luckily, Iâm smart enough to resist purchasing more, unless the shirt says âBrookLinâ of course.
Like... pretty đ„ pic.twitter.com/CqUdT5BcIU
â Sandy Mui (@SandySMui) October 22, 2016
On another note, though unrelated to the Nets store, the And1 shop is just a couple of minutes away. Unfortunately, it wasnât open when I was in the area, so I canât give you a scoop on Sean Kilpatrickâs gear. (Shoutout to SK for liking my tweet though).
Aw the @and1basketball store isn't open. I wanted to look around for some of @SeanKilpatrick's stuff pic.twitter.com/YfyYzZppNk
â Sandy Mui (@SandySMui) October 22, 2016