In a statement no doubt crafted by the team's legal department, CEO Brett Yormark said the Nets would continue to monitor FanDuel's battle with New York State, but said the team believes the fantasy sports site is following the law. FanDuel, is one of two fantasy sports sites the New York State Attorney General ordered to stop accepting bets from New York residents, saying their games constituted illegal gambling under state law. FanDuel is a big Nets sponsor.
Yormark's statement read:
FanDuel’s enormous popularity has helped to increase fan engagement as a sponsor of the Brooklyn Nets.