The Nets say they have been itching for Wednesday’s opener against Minnesota since the end of last season.
Kyrie Irving says he has been looking forward to it his whole life.
“I’ve just been waiting for this time, to be here,” Irving said. “I had a choice during free agency to be back close to Jersey, close to New York. This is the heart of basketball. I grew up playing here in these different boroughs, going from Jersey on the George Washington Bridge and now getting a chance to have my family [here].
“I just wanted to be in a place — especially being back home — where I could really commit to that for years to come.