More than 20 years after John Calipari demanded the Nets owners build a training site, ending years of players showering with truckers, the team is getting ready to move to a brand new facility in Brooklyn's Industry City. In the latest signal that the Nets New Jersey era is ending, the Record reports that the local YMCA will take over the East Rutherford facility after the team departs in February.
The Record reports the Meadowlands YMCA has struck a deal to take over and renovate the Nets' 65,000-square-foot practice facility off Route 17. The Nets building, at 390 Murray Hill Parkway, is across the street from a building the YMCA rents for office space.