The Brooklyn Nets held a celebration of two cultures at their Lunar New Year game this week, although whether using the traditional Chinese suona to play the US national anthem was a wise choice Nets will commemorate the Chinese New Year on Thursday, Jan. 26 when the team hosts the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center, with the celebration presented by 華人青年 (WAH YAN CHING NIN). The Brooklyn Nets will commemorate the Chinese New Year on Tuesday, Feb. 13 when the team hosts the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center, with the celebration presented by 華人青年 (WAH YAN CHING NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brooklyn Nets, the basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, presented its yearly Chinese New Year celebration game Monday night playing against the Sacramento Kings. The image of the snake was highlighted during the game as the year 2025 is the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. The Chinese New Year game is part of the Nets Unite platform which seeks to build unity, celebrate culture, and foster equity by amplifying the rich traditions of our diverse community. The Brooklyn Nets dressed in distinguishable bright red and gold on Tuesday before facing the Boston Celtics, to celebrate the start of Lunar New Year. The match — and the Nets’ home base, Barclays Center — was wrapped in homages to Chinese culture with traditional and modern performances, special edition merchandise, and gifts for their "I want to wish all the athletes in the Beijing Winter Olympics: good luck, bring home the gold," said James Harden, a famous player of the Brooklyn Nets. Huang presented a print of the Beijing Winter Olympics' mascot to the Brooklyn Nets as the New Year gift. The Lakers had an upper hand over the Nets 106-96. Player intros were announced in Chinese and Nets players wore custom Chinese New Year shooting shirts during warmups. Ben Simmons (top L) of Brooklyn Nets and Derrick White of Boston Celtics reach for a rebound during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Boston Celtics in New York, the United States, Feb. 13 Why the big celebration: Besides the fact that the Brooklyn Nets team is owned by Taiwanese billionaire Joseph Tsai, who was appointed as Alibaba’s new chairman in 2023, millions of Chinese In a scheduled Tuesday night (7:30 pm Eastern Time) matchup against the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets will host the Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Game at the Barclays Center Arena. This How they celebrated: The Nets reportedly put up a spectacle of red and gold decorations bearing Chinese themes and motifs celebrating the Year of the Dragon around the Barclays Center during Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng (C-L) and Joseph Tsai (C-R), the owner of the Brooklyn Nets, exchange gifts prior to the tip-off of the Chinese New Year celebration game at Phillip Lim Teams Up With the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets for Chinese New Year Event. This will be the NBA’s 11th annual Lunar New Year campaign. 2023. The year of the rabbit. Coming together to celebrate Chinese New Year! | Brooklyn Nets, Brooklyn "No way they got Ben speaking Chinese" - Brooklyn Nets players wishing Chinese New Year in cheesy Mandarin has NBA fans roasting them By Jone Mallorca Modified Feb 12, 2024 01:26 GMT Event in New York, NY by Barclays Center and 2 others on Monday, January 27 2025 NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brooklyn Nets, the basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, presented its yearly Chinese New Year celebration game Monday night playing against the Sacramento Kings. The image of the snake was highlighted during the game as the year 2025 is the Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. Brooklyn Nets' social media channels played "The Brooklyn Nets are thrilled to celebrate and pay homage to the rich cultural history and traditions associated with Chinese New Year," said John Abbamondi, CEO of BSE Global, parent company of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. Cheering squad members wearing traditional Chinese costumes celebrate the Chinese New Year after the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Detroit Pistons in Brooklyn, New York Jan. 26, 2023. The Brooklyn Nets will commemorate the Chinese New Year — the Year of the Snake — tonight as well. The Chinese New Year game is part of the Nets Unite platform and will include unique food
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