On January 6, 1971, during a game versus the Memphis Pros, referee Andy Hershock suffered a heart attack, later dying in the medical office at Island Garden.
Two months later, they played the Kentucky Colonels in a doubleheader benefit game for Hershock.
[1][2] This was Rick Barry's first season with the Nets.
Barry averaged 29.4 points per game.
Roster Eastern Division semifinals vs. Virginia Squires Nets lose series, 4–2