The Brooklyn Knight, Brooklyn’s Own Superhero, Drops In
Along with bringing the borough its first professional sports team, the Brooklyn Nets have given their hometown another first: its very own superhero.
The team’s new mascot — or as Barry Baum, the Nets’ chief communications officer, stressed “not a mascot, but superhero”– the BrooklyKnight literally landed in the Barclays Center in his debut during the November 3 regular season opener.
The Brooklyn Knight, the creation of Marvel’s Jason Aaron and artist Mike Deodato, wields a shield in his official comic book. But during the game, the Knight tones it down and totes a shirt-shooting cannon.