Herb Turetzky

Herbert Stephen Turetzky (December 19, 1945 – April 4, 2022) was the official scorer for the Brooklyn Nets for 54 years, including all of its incarnations, starting with the franchise's inaugural game in 1967 at the Teaneck Armory, where they played as the New Jersey Americans.

Turetzky was born on December 19, 1945, and learned the process of keeping score at basketball games played at a Boys' Club in Brownsville, Brooklyn. While a student at Long Island University, Turetzky headed to the Teaneck Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey, on October 23, 1967, together with his wife-to-be, with free tickets to watch the New Jersey Americans play the Pittsburgh Pipers in their first game in the American Basketball Association, hoping to get a chance to see Brooklyn natives Connie Hawkins and Tony Jackson play. and Turetzky "never left that seat since". NBA referee Bob Delaney described Turetzky as "the Michael Jordan of scorekeepers".