The Nets, who lost for the second time in six games, will be making way for a lengthy run of the circus at Barclays Center.

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According to Ms. Feld, a member of the third generation of her family to run the Ringling Brothers circus, Mr. Mizer got launched from a device that more closely resembled a crossbow.

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