{"id":205606,"date":"2026-04-22T02:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205606\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:07:40","slug":"brooklyn-nets-jersey-history-no-55-earl-clark-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/205606\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 55 – Earl Clark (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.<\/p>\n

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Apr 12, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) shoots the ball as Brooklyn Nets forward Earl Clark (55) defends in the third quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks won 96-73. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA, with the team that would later become the New York\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0New Jersey Nets<\/a>\u00a0before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.<\/p>\n

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To commemorate the players who played for the\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers,\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.<\/p>\n

And for today’s article, we will continue with the sixth of eight people to wear the No. 55 jersey, forward alum Earl Clark<\/a>. After ending his college career at Louisville, Clark was picked up with the 14th overall selection of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Plainfield, New Jersey native played parts of the first two seasons of his pro career with Phoenix. He also played for the Orlando Magic<\/a>, Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, and New York Knicks<\/a> before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets for the final season of his NBA career.<\/p>\n

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Clark wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.<\/p>\n

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