NEW YORK -- - The Brooklyn Nets will have a different look - beyond Kevin Durant in their lineup - when they open the NBA season.
The Nets will be wearing a Motorola uniform patch as part of a partnership with the mobile communications company.
Brooklyn's black-and-white uniforms will feature Motorola's batwing logo woven into the front left shoulder. The Nets' practice jerseys also will have Motorola placed on the lower abdomen area.
The deal comes as the Nets begin one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history, starting with the NBA's 2020-21 opener on Dec. 22 against Golden State, Durant's former team.
"Both of our companies have been through a reinvention in the past year," BSE Global CEO John Abbamondi said in a statement, adding that the team "now features a roster that has redefined expectations for the Nets."
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Nets played the last three seasons wearing a jersey patch of business software company Infor.
Under the new deal, the Nets and Motorola will partner in the Brooklyn community to bring STEM educational programs to underserved youth and donate Motorola smartphones to support virtual learning for homeless students. The Nets said they account for more than 100,000 of the students in the New York City Public School system.
