He has an album under his belt called “The Gift and The Curse,” but New Jersey Nets executives are hoping Jay-Z is more of the former rather than the latter.
The Brooklyn rapper, who has an ownership stake in the team, will represent the Nets at the NBA Draft Lottery, which is set to air live May 20 on ESPN at 8pm.
“This is very exciting and I hope my nickname “Lucky Lefty” holds up,” Hov said in a statement.
The Nets only have a 1.1 percent chance of landing the top pick in the draft held June 26. This is the first time the team has been in the draft since 2001, the season before Jason Kidd teamed with Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin to lead the Nets to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances.
Jay-Z, along with Nelly (Charlotte Bobcats) and Usher (Cleveland Cavaliers), are the only hip-hop or R&B acts with a minority ownership stake in a professional sports team. All three can regularly be seen at games. Jay-Z is also an avid support of relocating the Nets to Brooklyn, New York from New Jersey. -Jayson Rodriguez
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May 19th, 2008
at 1:09 pm
rjhizzaaaart says:
uhhhh ohhhhh look at thisssssssss
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May 19th, 2008
at 1:15 pm
MOE says:
SHWEEEEEEET….AND YOU THOUGHT JIMMY JONES WAS BALLIN?
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May 19th, 2008
at 1:21 pm
mattjew says:
this is a HORRIBLY worded news entry
the title is…just wrong
he is going to represent them at the draft LOTTERY, not “…at NBA Draft”.
secondly, within the article it says “…This is the first time the team has been in the draft since 2001″
again, they have been in the draft since then, just not the draft lottery.
very bad writing.
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May 19th, 2008
at 1:55 pm
the brown says:
Yo, word,the writer also spells his name “Jayson” so that should tell a tale in itself. I guess he was just so excited to get the article out there that he did’nt bother to proof read.
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May 19th, 2008
at 2:05 pm
TheRefriedMexican says:
NOT ONLY THAT BUT LOOK AT THE 1ST SENTENCE. IT SAYS ” . . . NEW JERSEY NETS EXECUTIVES ‘ARE HOPE’ JAY-Z IS MORE . . . .”. ARE HOPE??????????
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May 19th, 2008
at 2:10 pm
Pierzy says:
You guys are right on target with this…I thought the exact same things
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May 19th, 2008
at 4:59 pm
ill G says:
yo..all u homos tryin to be teacher’s pet need to shut the fuck up…got damn …fuckin cornballs “oh he didnt write this and that correctly, he misspelled this and that” fuckin get a job writing for this website then talk but untill that happens go back to posting comments in ya moms basement got damn fuckin anal niggas
May 19th, 2008
at 6:01 pm
mattjew says:
im surprised you can read
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May 19th, 2008
at 2:00 pm
TheRefriedMexican says:
YEAH IF ANYBODY IS LUCKY IT’S JAY-Z! HOW ELSE DO YOU EXPLAIN HIS UGLY ASS HOOKING UP WITH FINE ASS BEYONCE?
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May 19th, 2008
at 2:38 pm
dem dro kidz says:
Uhhhhh…..Money maybe??
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May 19th, 2008
at 2:56 pm
Fresh For 88 you suckas says:
That is very big. That is normally a position for the general manager, but for SC to have that spot says a lot. The more moves SC makes the more doors open for the young black man trying to emulate.
Keep doing what you do.
Fresh For 88 You Suckas !!!
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May 19th, 2008
at 3:07 pm
Arcey says:
wonder when 50 and/or Puffy are going to join them?
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May 19th, 2008
at 4:26 pm
NEWS: Jay-Z To Represent New Jersey Nets At NBA Draft : Mun2Urbano.Com says:
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May 21st, 2008
at 1:28 pm
AZ40 says:
I hope that everyone saw that he is only an investor in the team not even a majority owner
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June 29th, 2008
at 11:34 am
Dunkadelic TV says:
Jay-Z who is also known as the “Mike Jordan of the Rap Game” is one of the 10 Most Influential of the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion born in 1984 that is known now as The “Dunkadelic-Era” In America, 1984-Present.
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