Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark on Sunday night called the Islanders “a rent-a-team” that never fully embraced Brooklyn — and vice versa — while also casting doubt on the team’s planned move to a new arena near Belmont Park.
In an interview with “Sports Xtra” host Tina Cervasio on Fox 5, Yormark was asked about what went wrong with the Islanders’ move to Brooklyn and said, “Unfortunately, it didn’t work. We had great hopes that moving the Islanders to Brooklyn would work. Unfortunately, they were like a rent-a-team. This team never really embraced Brooklyn, unfortunately.
“Their fan base resides in Long Island.