It’s always sad when you have to see the hideously rich throw away their toys, and it seems that Jay Z himself has now been forced to sell his shares in Brooklyn’s successful Barclays Center.

The Barclays Center only opened a year ago, and Hov was a crucial part of the venue’s initial promotional push, but his one-fifth of a percent share is now having to be sold due to the rapper’s decision to move into sports management. He’s also having to dump his shares in local basketball team the Brooklyn Nets due to the pesky conflict of interest that might arise from, you know, owning everything, ever.

Don’t start weeping for Jay yet, Forbes reckon the rapper will net a cool $1.5 million from the sale of his Barclays shares, and  we’d hazard a guess that he’s still got plenty of other toys to play with. Plus he’s still married to Beyonce. [via Pitchfork]