In an interview with Bloomberg News before the Nets-Lakers game at Barclays Center Friday night, Bruce Ratner reminisced about building Barclays Center ... and how little control owners have over teams and particularly super star players. He also notes in passing that Jason Kidd and Vince Carter were "not getting along so well" before the Nets dealt Kidd to Dallas in 2007.
Ratner said he learned during his time as principal owner --from 2004 through 2010-- that it's a player's league and particularly a superstar's league.
"Jason Kidd was our LeBron James, a superstar.