The Brooklyn Nets are excited about the upcoming season, but that's not the only thing they are worried about. Like many, the Nets are wholly invested in the Starz television show, “Power.”
“When you come to the locker room, you're like, ‘Hey y'all catch this?'” guard Spencer Dinwiddie told Leo Sepkowitz of Bleacher Report. “If people are like, ‘No, we didn't,' then you don't spoil it. But if everyone's like, ‘Yeah,' then you have that conversation. It's pretty lively. We all have the consensus that Angela's not dead.”
Professional athletes, they're just like us. If you're late on “Power,” don't go into the Nets' locker room, because they will probably be talking about it and you might get spoiled.
The Nets are hooked on Power, a crime drama on Starz that just wrapped up its fifth season on Sept. 9. Throughout the summer, the show became appointment viewing, according to Dinwiddie and his teammate Allen Crabbe.
For them, it's as much a communal experience as it is an offseason stand-in for hoops drama. Many of the young Nets connect over social media with other fans—#TeamPower—and even trade barbs at times.
“We go on Twitter every Sunday, talking about how crazy the episode is,” Crabbe says.
This is a great way to bond during a long offseason.
Now with the season approaching, Brooklyn is flying under the radar. The Nets may not have that marquee star who will turn the attention to the Barclays Center, but they have a young corps ready to take a leap forward.
The Eastern Conference is thin, and the Nets could cash in on the East's ineptitude. Brooklyn is angling for a playoff push this season after improving its win total by eight wins last season. If they could improve that win total by another eight, that would give the Nets 34 wins next season.
It may sound crazy, but 34 wins might get you into the playoffs in the East next season. Crazier things have happened, and Brooklyn could cash in on a unique opportunity to get some playoff experience.
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