Editing Brooklyn Nets (section)

===Mascot===
[[File:BrooklyKnight- 1 Cover.jpg|thumb|Cover to ''BrooklyKnight #1'', distributed at the Brooklyn Nets home opener. Art by [[Mike Deodato]].]]
The [[List of National Basketball Association mascots|mascot]] of the New Jersey Nets was Sly the Silver Fox, who debuted on October 31, 1997, as part of the rebranding of the Nets for the [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sly, the Silver Fox|website = [[NBA.com]]|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/mascot/bio.html?nav=ArticleList|access-date=August 1, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101124841/http://www.nba.com/nets/mascot/bio.html?nav=ArticleList|archive-date=November 1, 2004}}</ref> Prior to that, the Nets' mascot was an anthropomorphic dragon named Duncan the Dragon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Basketball – For Nets, Stakes Are High In Meeting With Knicks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/15/sports/pro-basketball-for-nets-stakes-are-high-in-meeting-with-knicks.html|access-date=August 1, 2012|work=The New York Times|first=Jack|last=Curry|date=December 15, 1990|archive-date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421235422/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/15/sports/pro-basketball-for-nets-stakes-are-high-in-meeting-with-knicks.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the Nets' move to Brooklyn, the team introduced a new [[superhero]] mascot named BrooklyKnight (a pun on the [[demonym]] "Brooklynite") on November 3, 2012. In his first appearance, he was lowered from the ceiling of [[Barclays Center]] amid sparks and fanfare and introduced by Nets public address announcer [[David Diamante]]: "Here to defend Brooklyn, he's the BrooklyKnight." The mascot was co-created by [[Marvel Entertainment]], a sister company to NBA broadcasters [[NBA on ABC|ABC]] and [[NBA on ESPN|ESPN]]. The character also starred in a 32-page [[comic book]] published by Marvel titled ''BrooklyKnight #1'', written by [[Jason Aaron]] with art from [[Mike Deodato]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Marvel & the Brooklyn Nets Unveil First Super Hero in NBA history!|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/marvel-brooklyn-nets-unveil-first-super-hero-nba-history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106230401/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/marvel-brooklyn-nets-unveil-first-super-hero-nba-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BrooklyKnight Debuts at First Brooklyn Nets Game|url=http://marvel.com/news/comics/19654/brooklyknight_debuts_at_first_brooklyn_nets_game|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704093355/http://marvel.com/news/comics/19654/brooklyknight_debuts_at_first_brooklyn_nets_game|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the Nets' second season in Brooklyn, the BrooklyKnight mascot was retired, leaving the Nets mascotless.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sherman|first1=Rodger|title=A farewell to BrooklyKnight, the Brooklyn Nets' awful mascot|url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/7/9/5886279/a-farewell-to-brooklyknight-the-brooklyn-nets-awful-mascot|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=July 10, 2014|date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712230602/http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/7/9/5886279/a-farewell-to-brooklyknight-the-brooklyn-nets-awful-mascot|url-status=live}}</ref>