The Nassau Coliseum could hold less than 12,900 for hockey , less than 11,500 for basketball , but still less than 15,511 for concerts after renovations .
Those renovations resulted in drastically reduced capacities : 11,900 for hockey , 9,500 for basketball , 12,511 for concertsThe Coliseum was home to the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association , and later the National Basketball Association , from 1972 to 1977 .
Nassau Coliseum