In honor of the 20th anniversary of the death of The Notorious B.I.G., the Brooklyn Nets held “Biggie Night” throughout their Sunday game on March 12.

The game was held at the Barclay Center with the Nets playing against the New York Knicks. There were several notable guests in attendance, including Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, who in addition to speaking at her son’s commemoration, was also attending her very first basketball game. She shared a few words about her son prior to the tip-off, thanking the Center and the guests and quoting her son: “Brooklyn, we did it”. The footage of this scene can be found below. Also in attendance were Diddy, Lil‘ Kim, Faith Evans, and others of the Wallace family.

Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way

To honor The Notorious BIG, the @BrooklynNets welcome Biggie’s family and co on #NetsBiggieNight #RIPBIG pic.twitter.com/jmYQJFpBsF

— NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2017

In the half-time ceremony, a banner was revealed that reads, “The Notorious B.I.G., 72, ‘Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way'”. It was confirmed that the banner will be holding permanent residence at the Barclay Center. The crowd’s exuberance during the revelation of the banner and the words spoken in favor of the rapper made it clear that his legacy will be remembered by many for years to come.

You can watch clips from the half-time comments and banner revelation down below.

.@diddy paying homage to Biggie with @LilKim, @faithevans and the Wallace family #NetsBiggieNight pic.twitter.com/ngTN98XQhK

— XXL Magazine (@XXL) March 12, 2017

.@diddy saluting BIG on #netsbiggienight with 10 seconds of noise and a permanent banner hanging from the rafters at barclays #wemissyouBIG pic.twitter.com/hSPlYWvBBr

— billboard hip-hop (@billboardhiphop) March 12, 2017

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The opening of the new home of the Brooklyn Nets will be celebrated with three Jay-Z concerts. Jay, who also happens to be the director of the Barclays Center, announced that the three shows will be September 28, 29 and 30. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 13 and are priced at $30. Only 7,000 tickets per day will be available for purchase through ticketmaster or at the venue.

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