There are many basketball teams that call New York home. However, if you are talking professional basketball teams, then there are two men's teams-- The New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets. There is one women's professional team in New York-- the Liberty.
the Toronto huskies and the New York knickerbockers
Brooklyn can be a unisex name, meaning it can be used for both boys and girls. It originated as a place name for the New York City borough.
Some major league cities are large enough to support two teams. The New York Yankees are in the American League, while the New York Mets are in the National League. Before 1958, New York had three teams -- the Yankees, the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Giants Yankees DodgersBetween the years 1929 -1939, the years of the great depression, New York had 3 Major League baseball teams. The New York Yankees, the New York Giants, and the Brooklyn Dodgers (named the Brooklyn Robins from 1920 -1931).
The New York Yankees, and the New York Mets are the two current baseball clubs which play in New York. Historically, there was also the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants.Depends on how far back you go. The Yankees were the Higlanders early on, as Brooklyn had many names, Robins, Superbas,Bridegrooms etc.Newark had a Federal League team as did Brooklyn.The Pre-American League American Association had Brooklyn and New York teams also.
In Major League baseball, two, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. New York also has two teams in the National Hockey League and one, the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. In the NFL there are two teams from New York, New York Giants and New York Jets.
Sports teams that start with G:NFL:Current NFL Teams: New York Giants, Green Bay PackersDefunct NFL Teams: Evansville Crimson Giants (1921-1922), New York Brickley Giants (1921), St. Louis Gunners (1934)MLB:Current* MLB Teams: San Francisco Giants,Defunct MLB Teams: Brooklyn Gladiators 1890, Louisville Grays 1876-1877, Milwaukee Grays 1878, New York Giants 1890 (Players League), Providence Grays 1878-1885*- LA Dodgers played as the Brooklyn Grooms 1891-1895 & Brooklyn Grays 1885-1887SF Giants played as New York Giants 1885-1957 & New York Gothams 1883-1884NBA:Current Teams: Golden State Warriors. Memphis GrizzliesDefunct Teams: None
The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)New York Giants (Polo Grounds)Brooklyn Dodgers (Ebbets Field)
Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and New York Rangers are teams in the National Hockey League. The New Orleans Hornets is a team in the National Basketball Association.
Jim Chrones played for basketball teams such as the New York Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Bullets. You can get more information about Jim Chrones at the Wikipedia.