A five-time Emmy-winning broadcaster, Nancy Newman joined the YES Network in 2003. In addition to hosting the pre-game show Batting Practice Today on Yankee game days, Nancy Newman hosts YES pre-and post-game shows for the Brooklyn Nets basketball team.
In November 2021, the Brooklyn Nets announced a multi-year partnership with Adidas to engage local youth through basketball. The Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy aims to support basketball instruction for young people in Brooklyn and beyond, drawing on the support of Adidas to provide a variety of merchandise and equipment.
Originally founded in 2016, the academy has invited more than 30,000 children to attend more than 450 events. The new Adidas partnership should help expand the program’s impact. To commemorate the launch of the Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy, second-season Nets player James Harden hosted a basketball clinic for more than 130 young people from several community organizations. All attendees received a Brooklyn Nets Basketball Academy presented by Adidas t-shirt and a ticket to a Nets game against the New York Knicks at Barclays Center.
