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VIDEO: Notorious B.I.G. Gets His Own Banner At Barclays
Sean "Diddy" Combs and Biggie's friends and family honored the 20th anniversary of the legendary rapper's death at the Nets game Sunday.
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs was featured at the center of Barclays Center's #BiggieNight on Sunday to honor the 20th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.'s death. The Brooklyn Nets played the New York Knicks, a legendary night dedicated to Biggie's ongoing legacy and infl
At half time, Combs, along with Biggie's family and friends, dedicated a permanent banner in Barclay's to Biggie. It quotes one of Biggie's most celebrated lyrics: "Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way."
Combs asked for 10 seconds of "Brooklyn Noise" instead of silence to commemorate Biggie's legacy. Biggie's mother Voletta Wallace also told the court she was at her first professional basketball game ever to honor her son.
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The Nets won the game, the first home game they've won in 2017. In Biggie's words, "representing BK to the fullest."
@Diddy honors B.I.G. on #NetsBiggieNight. #WeMissYouBIG
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When it's #NetsBiggieNight and you get to see @diddy and @faithevans and @LilKim!!! And @icecube!!! #RIPBIG #Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/WkHHmiX0E4
— Kyla Woods (@KylaWoodsTV) March 12, 2017
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