Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks NBA opener postponed due to Hurricane Sandy

Though the NBA had said Tuesday night the game would go on as planned, it was decided Wednesday to be called off.

NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says the game between the Knicks and Nets scheduled for Thursday night at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been postponed after damage from Hurricane Sandy.

Though the NBA had said Tuesday night the game would go on as planned, it was decided Wednesday to be called off, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because an announcement had not been made.

The Barclays Center sits above a subway station and commuter rail terminal and with most of mass transit still out in New York, transportation to the game would have been difficult.