The Nets went all in on their tributes to Biggie Smalls (aka Christopher Wallace) in unveiling their City Edition jerseys and commemorative court. Like last season when they unveiled a banner honoring the Notorious B.I.G. at Barclays Center, the Nets want to establish a connection with the Brooklyn icon ... and a community far from the hipster culture many in the media associate with their brand.
The video that got the biggest praise —and plenty of ooh’s and ahh’s— was the recasting of the Nets introduction clip with a Biggie tone...
The Nets posted two other videos from local politicians who praised the hip-hop master dying young, killed in a drive-by shooting on the streets of L.