Mikie Sherrill wants Nets back in New Jersey, but team ‘perfectly happy in Brooklyn’
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill expressed her desire to bring the Brooklyn Nets back to New Jersey during a recent live chat. However, a league source indicated that the team is currently satisfied in Brooklyn and has no plans to relocate. Discussions regarding the Nets' return to New Jersey have not taken place between the team's ownership and the governor's administration.
- ▪Governor Mikie Sherrill wants to bring the Nets back to New Jersey.
- ▪A league source confirmed that the Nets are happy in Brooklyn and have no plans to leave.
- ▪There have been no conversations between the Nets' ownership and the governor's administration regarding a move.
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NBA Brooklyn Nets Mikie Sherrill wants Nets back in New Jersey, but team ‘perfectly happy in Brooklyn’ By Brian Lewis Published May 21, 2026, 10:23 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google New Jersey’s new governor said she wants to bring the Nets back to the Garden State. But don’t hold your breath. It’s not happening anytime soon. In a live chat in Newark marking her 100 Days In Office, Governor Mikie Sherrill said there was work being done to bring the team back from Brooklyn. But a league source that spoke with the Post said there were no plans for the Nets to leave Barclays Center. New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill gives remarks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C.
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