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NBA draft moving to Newark

Published Oct. 27, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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The NBA will hold its 2011 draft in Newark, N.J., while Madison Square Garden undergoes renovations.

Commissioner David Stern says the draft will take place at the Prudential Center on June 23.

Stern made the announcement Wednesday before the New Jersey Nets' season opener against the Detroit Pistons. The Nets will play their home games at the Prudential Center for the next two years before a planned move to Brooklyn.

The draft has been held in New York City since 2001.

The Prudential Center, which opened in 2007, is home to the NHL's New Jersey Devils and Seton Hall basketball. The WNBA's New York Liberty announced last month that the team would play the next three seasons at the Prudential Center while the Garden was renovated.

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