Counting since their first NBA game, October 22, 1976, as the New York Nets. Won their first NBA game by a single point. It was all downhill from there.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Nets have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first NBA game.
They did win 2 ABA titles (1974, 1976). The NBA doesn't count those. Neither does the pain.
Closest calls: Finals losses in 2002 and 2003.
That's 50 NBA seasons of waiting.
Since then: Star Wars premiered, Facebook launched, and ChatGPT launched.
9 U.S. presidencies have started.
LeBron James wouldn't be born for another 8 years.
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ABA titles in 1974, 1976 don't hang in this rafter — the NBA doesn't count them.