Brooklyn Nets

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/brooklyn-nets

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1967
2. What is the ABA championships?2 (1974, 1976)
3. What league did the Brooklyn Nets start in?They began in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans.
4. Why did the team change its name to the New York Nets?The franchise moved to Long Island and changed its name to the New York Nets to reflect its new home.

Charter Franchise: A team that was one of the original members when a league was first established.
ABA-NBA Merger: The 1976 event where the American Basketball Association joined forces with the National Basketball Association.
Conference Semifinals: A round in the NBA playoffs where teams compete to advance towards the NBA Finals.