2003 Event NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 2 2002 Event NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 1996 Event Sotherby begins 4 day auction of Jackie Onassis things nets $34.5 million 1995 Event 1st NBA game at Skydome, Toronto Raptors beat New Jersey Nets 94-79 1995 Event NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (Knicks 53 Nets 47) 1993 Death Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (New Jersey Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28 1991 Event New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81 1990 Event Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78 1989 Event Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106 1989 Event H. J. Heinz, Van Camp Seafood and Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins 1989 Event NBA New Jersey Nets begin a 32+ game road losing streak 1984 Event Golden State Warrior scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110 1981 Event 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99 1976 Event New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers 1976 Event ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets and Spurs) merges into NBA 1976 Event 9th and final ABA championship: New York Nets beat Denv Nuggets, 4 games to 2 1976 Event Bank robbery in Beirut nets a record $20-50 million 1975 Birthday Keith Van Horn, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets 1974 Event Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets 1974 Birthday Kerry Kittles, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets 1974 Event 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 1973 Event ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to New York Nets 1972 Birthday Yinka Dare, NBA center, New Jersey Nets 1972 Birthday Ed O'Bannon, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets 1972 Birthday Khalid Reeves, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets 1972 Event 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2 1972 Birthday Shawn Bradley, NBA center, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets, Space Jams 1970 Birthday Lucious Harris, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks 1970 Birthday Greg Graham, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets 1970 Birthday Don MacLean, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets 1969 Birthday Sam Cassell, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets 1969 Event New York Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY 1969 Birthday P J Brown, NBA center and forward, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat 1968 Event New Jersey Americans moved to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA) 1968 Birthday Kendall Gill, NBA guard and forward, New Jersey Nets 1968 Birthday David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets 1968 Birthday Jayson Williams, NBA center, New Jersey Nets 1967 Birthday Chris Childs, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks 1967 Event New Jersey Americans (later NY/New Jersey Nets) play 1st ABA game 1967 Birthday Chris Gatling, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets 1966 Birthday Sherman Douglas, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets 1965 Birthday Kevin Edwards, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets 1965 Birthday Tim Perry, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets 1964 Birthday Armon Gilliam, NBA forward, Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets 1962 Birthday Vern Fleming, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets 1962 Birthday Michael Cage, NBA forward and center, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1957 Birthday Darryl Dawkins, NBA center, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets 1956 Birthday Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1950 Birthday Julius Erving, ABA/NBA forward, Virg Squirers, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Birthday Rick Barry, ABA/NBA forward, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors
