The competition was strictly Nets versus Nets, one squad in white (Nets) and the other in black (Knicks).
Amilcar Davy, who wore a white Nets hat, excitedly called it "opening night of the first basketball team in Brooklyn".
Jay-Z took the stage in a white Nets hat and a black Nets jersey — No. 4, with "Carter," his actual last name, across the back.
Though he only owns about one-fifteenth of a percent of the team, his immense influence was felt the moment he stepped on stage, wearing a white Nets cap and a black jersey with "Brooklyn" spelled out across the chest.
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