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Come Fan with UsTuesday, July 7, 2026

Have You Been Dreaming Of Coaching The New Jersey Nets? Now You Can!

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Yes, indeed: This is really happening. That’s Nets head coach Kiki Vandeweghe, the face of a new sweepstakes involving the Nets.

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↵You can sign up here, and the grand prize is described like so:

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attendance at a morning practice at the Nets training facility; official team training gear; lunch with a Nets team executive to be selected by the Nets in its sole discretion; attendance at the Nets pre-game shoot around, at which Winner will assist coaches with pre-game drills; pre-game dinner in Winners’ Club restaurant at the IZOD Center; two premium tickets to the Nets game; tour of the Nets locker room; and attendance at post-game press conference.

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↵So the winner won’t actually coach the Nets for a day, but he’ll help with pregame drills, attend the postgame press conference, and further chip away at any last vestiges of dignity among the Nets players and coaches.

↵The Nets are living a sports comedy—hapless, desperate, written off by their fans. They are the nation’s punchline. So you know what? Maybe they should hire a fan as their head coach. It worked wonders for the Knicks...

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