{"id":5648,"date":"2019-10-07T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T19:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:47:36","slug":"brooklyn-nets-gray-court-state-of-design-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/brooklyn-nets-gray-court-state-of-design-nba\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brooklyn Nets&#8217; Gray Court &amp; the State of Design in the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">&lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>\n<p>The Brooklyn Nets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nets\/news\/2019\/09\/23\/brooklyn-nets-unveil-new-court\">new court<\/a> was designed to push the limits of design in sports.&nbsp;The iconic herringbone hardwood of the Nets\u2019 former floor has been given a two-toned gray wash, a nod to the classic asphalt blacktop of New York\u2019s public outdoor courts, 172 of which are in Brooklyn alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2whTcQgMkS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2whTcQgMkS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a> <p style=\"margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2whTcQgMkS\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inspired by the borough. 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