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The NBA has rescheduled the game between the Knicks and Nets, which was originally to have been played tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, for Monday, November 26 at 7 p.m.. The game will be televised by TNT. The game was to have been the season opener for both teams and the first NBA regular season game played at the brand new Barclays Center, and the Nets' first regular season game in Brooklyn. However, because of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy -- including the shutdown of the New York City subway system, the NBA decided Wednesday to postpone the game. Newark Star-Ledger

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The devastation brought by Hurricane Sandy has been wide-reaching. From the most serious losses to the most minor inconveniences, the storm has changed the lives or routines of everyone in its path. The process of recovery is just getting started. The NBA has been affected, as well. In addition to the postponement of Thursday's Barclays Center opener between the Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, players in New York City have had their share of trouble, too. Take, for instance, Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire, whose Range Rover was put underwater by flooding in his garage. Check out the photo above via Stoudemire's Instagram. Yahoo! Sports

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The Nets' season opener instead will be Saturday night at Barclays Center against the Toronto Raptors. Bloomberg, who confirmed that game would go on as scheduled, said he's working with the city to provide extra bus service for fans to get to the arena. Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Friday's game against the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden is still on. NBA spokesman Tim Frank later confirmed that in an email. "We're good to go," Grunwald said. The NBA said it doesn't anticipate the status of the Knicks-Heat game to change Thursday. Nets coach Avery Johnson informed his team in the middle of Wednesday's practice at Barclays Center that the game against the Knicks was postponed. "We're definitely disappointed ... but we realize the seriousness of the situation," Nets point guard Deron Williams said on "SportsCenter." "A lot of people have lost homes and lost loved ones, so in the grand scheme of things, it's really not that important." ESPN.com

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Howard Beck: Billy King confirms game canceled. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

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Ian Begley: #Knicks GM Glen Grunwald said he spoke to NBA executive Stu Jackson, who confirmed that Thursday's game is cancelled. Says MIA game is on. Twitter

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office is expected to formally announce the cancellation of the game Wednesday afternoon, according to two people familiar with the decision. They spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because it had not been announced. The news was first reported by Greg Anthony of NBA TV. Word comes a day after the NBA said the game would be played despite transportation and power issues throughout the city in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Barclays is the new home of the Nets and a $1 billion facility that is bringing pro sports back to Brooklyn. The league had assessed the damage and transportation issues and consulted with Bloomberg's office before spokesman Tim Frank said the game "will go on as scheduled Thursday night." USA Today

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Richard Sandomir: Appears to be true: Knicks-Nets game will be cancelled. Mayor Bloomberg about to announce it. Twitter

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There are 11 subway and rail lines that serve the Barclays Center and that was the preferred and suggested way to get there — however currently all subway and rail lines are shut down. While some limited service may be available by Thursday night, it could not handle the loads coming to the new arena. The arena is in a dense area of Brooklyn that has almost no public parking, yet most people would have had to try and get there by car over the Brooklyn Bridge. It would have been a disaster. NBCSports.com

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Ken Berger: No word of a final decision yet, but source says discussions under way to postpone Knicks-Nets opener in Brooklyn after all. Stay tuned. Twitter @KBergCBS

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Ken Berger: Second source says Knicks-Nets game "will be" postponed. No word yet from @NBA. Twitter @KBergCBS

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The Nets waited eight years to play their first game in Brooklyn. They won't have to wait any longer. Thursday’s anticipated opener the Barclays Center against the Knicks will take place even in Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath. The NBA was mulling over Tuesday whether it was wise to hold a game in a recovering borough with limited mass transportation, but it appears a decision has been made: play ball. New York Daily News

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The dangling crane in midtown Manhattan caused by Hurricane Sandy had Carmelo Anthony on edge. “That’s the only thing I was worried about at that point in time, was that crane,” Anthony said. “I’m right there.” In the aftermath of Sandy, Anthony and almost all of his teammates were able to make it to Westchester for a late-afternoon practice. The Knicks canceled practice Monday and met Tuesday at 5 p.m. — typically, they practice in the morning. Marcus Camby, due to Sandy’s impact in his neighborhood, was the only Knick who wasn’t able to make it. “I was glad that guys got in here safely, considering what’s going on around us. But once they got here and got into it, practice was pretty good,” coach Mike Woodson said. “For us, we needed this practice today. I still hadn’t had a chance to put in everything. I got most of what I needed to get done today and tomorrow we’ll rehearse some of it.” New York Post

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NBA Commissioner David Stern didn't Tuesday night while addressing the crowd at AmericanAirlines Arena before the Miami Heat received their 2012 NBA championship rings. Stern, who recently announced he will step down in 2014, wished well for all those suffering in the wake of "Hurricane Katrina" There is a powerful storm moving up the East Coast. Its name is Sandy. Stern's full quote: "Before we begin, I know that everyone here and around America watching has in their thoughts and in their abiding concerns those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. That said, we have a celebration tonight." USA Today

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Tuesday's NBA games in Miami, Los Angeles and Cleveland will be played, but the league is "assessing the situation with regards to the rest of the week," NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. There is a distinct possibility the damage from Hurricane Sandy impacts the New York Knicks-Brooklyn Nets game at the new $1 billion Barclays Center Thursday and the Knicks-Miami Heat game Friday at Madison Square Garden. To what degree is unknown. The Nets canceled practice Tuesday. The Knicks were scheduled to practice late Tuesday afternoon. USA Today

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Howard Beck: No definitive word from NBA on Thursday night's opener at Barclays Center. They are assessing. Twitter @HowardBeckNYT

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Hurricane Sandy is causing plenty of problems in the city, but it shouldn’t impact Thursday night’s Nets season opener against the Knicks at Barclays Center. A Nets official told The Post yesterday the team is expecting to have no trouble holding the game Thursday, with the storm currently expected to move out of the area by tomorrow morning. New York Post

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As the mid-Atlantic region made final preparations and braced for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, the Wizards made an adjustment of their own to avoid the severe storm. The Wizards will depart Dulles for Cleveland at 8 a.m. Monday ahead of their regular-season opener Tuesday against the Cavaliers, rather than practice at Verizon Center and travel in the afternoon as they typically would. “It’s not ideal but, you know what, safety first No. 1,” Coach Randy Wittman said. “Listening to people talk, they’re talking about the storm of the last 20 to 30 years that’s come across here. Obviously the league also has input on that, making us get out early to secure that we get [to Cleveland].” Washington Post

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Delta takes eight of its Airbus A319 jets out of regular passenger service in October and installs special interiors designed by the NBA. Instead of 126 seats, there are only 54. The plane is segregated into three cabins—the front for players, with 16 seats that fold out into beds for 7-footers, 10 seats in the middle for coaches and 28 in the rear for team staff, security and beat reporters. Even the seats in the rear have more space than normal domestic first-class seats. Wall Street Journal

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Team charters often used to amount to a fraternity party of beer, pizza and junk food, sometimes with guitar playing and rookie hazing, but airlines say the days of raucous party flights are gone. Many teams ban alcohol, have nutritionists select menus and set up plane interiors so coaches can study game films and players can sleep. The most popular drink on National Basketball Association flights, according to Delta: Snapple Kiwi-Strawberry juice drink. Wall Street Journal

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Delta selects sports-charter flight attendants candidates based on attendance, commendations and work history. Officials from college and professional teams then get to sit in on interviews with flight attendants each season, and draft their preferred roster. Flight attendants typically wear team-branded shirts instead of airline uniforms. "You'd think they want the youngest and best-looking, but it's not that way at all. They want experienced, well-spoken flight attendants with a professional attitude," said Mr. Wernecke. "Teams are afraid of the 23-year-old beauty queen. They think only bad things can happen.'' Wall Street Journal

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