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Opponents sue, seek to block construction of new arena
The Nets, with an 0-12 record, are having a tough time at home in New Jersey.
And things don't look too good regarding the prospects that they'll have a future home in New York City. The team is planning to relocate to Brooklyn, but legal issues have complicated the move.
Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency's approval of the project, according to the Associated Press.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Manhattan state Supreme Court. It seeks to block a Sept. 17 move by the Empire State Development Corp. to approve a delayed construction plan for the 22-acre Atlantic Yards project.
Brett Yormark, the team's chief executive, had said in an interview that if groundbreaking did not begin by December 31, 2009 the entire project will be cancelled. In a recent interview with David Letterman, part-owner Jay-Z said that if legal hurdles were defeated groundbreaking would start around "early December."
— ANDY LAGOMARSINO, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
