Today in Nets history: Jerry Stackhouse sings National Anthem

With the NBA on hiatus and New York continuing its battle against the novel coronavirus outbreak, Brooklyn Nets games will not be played for the foreseeable future.

For the Nets, as much as any team, this comes at an odd time — Brooklyn was battling the Orlando Magic for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings. At the stoppage of play, the Nets had a half-game advantage over the Magic.

Since there aren’t any games, each day Nets Wire will highlight impressive individual performances and major moments throughout Nets history:

After the Dodgers left for Los Angeles, Brooklyn did not host another playoff game for a major sports franchise (basketball, baseball, football and hockey) until the Chicago Bulls visited the Nets at Barclays Center on April 20, 2013.

Six Nets finished in double figures, with Deron Williams (22 points) and Brook Lopez (21) leading the way. But the most unique part of the night was centered around one Net who didn’t score a single point in his 12 minutes of action.

For Jerry Stackhouse, this was his last run. It was also his only season with the Nets, but that didn’t stop him from taking center stage and singing the National Anthem in Game 1 of the series:

Brooklyn would go on to defeat the Bulls 106-89 (full box score).