When the Nets moved to Brooklyn, a major piece of their identity was giving back to the community. They did little things like giving an advantage to Brooklyn natives to land a job at Barclays, fundraisers, autograph signings at local shops and more.
Now they have their first Brooklyn-born player in Isaiah Whitehead, a resident of Coney Island and former Lincoln High School standout. Whitehead has yet to play his first game in a Brooklyn Nets uniform, but he's already giving back to the borough he's called home for 21 years.
This past Sunday, August 14, Whitehead held a community cookout in Coney Island for all ages.