Imagine a Nets game in the not too distant future: there’s a sports book located near the main entrance and at the seats, individualized sports betting is available. The concessions —and in effect all transactions— are cashless. And all of it supported by 5G, the fifth generation mobile network that will allow all of that and more.
That’s how the arena experience was described by David Levy, CEO of the Nets, Barclays Center and J Tsai Sports, in an interview with WFAN’s Mike Francesa at the Brooklyn arena Friday. Although Levy praised the job Sean Marks and Kenny Atkinson have done with the team, bringing in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, much of the interview was shaped by Levy’s —and Tsai’s— vision of a digital future.