Founded as an ABA team called the New Jersey Americans in 1967, the Nets wanted their name to include the words "New York" and to play in Manhattan. But the New York Knicks blocked their shot at a home court in the Big Apple. So, for the next 40-plus years, the Nets would play in Teaneck, New Jersey; Commack, New York; West Hempstead, New York; Uniondale, New York; Piscataway, New Jersey; East Rutherford, New Jersey; and Newark, New...Continue Reading