Mikhail Prokhorov Nets

Nets, Knicks Court LeBron James

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — The preliminary bouts are finished. It's time for the main event in the fight for LeBron James, free agent extraordinaire. Chicago ...

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Jay-Z, Prokhorov Pitch To LeBron James For New Jersey Nets

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — It's a flirtatious courtship, media frenzy and global event rolled into a package unprecedented in sports history. The recruitment ...

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CROOKLYN: NBA's Nets Sold to Russian Billionaire

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Zirin

With a bank account estimated at in excess of $13 billion, there is little Mikhail Prokhorov wants that he can't have. But the ease with which Russia's richest man bought the NBA's Nets speaks volumes about the ailing financial state of the league.

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Mikhail Prokhorov: Kiki Vandeweghe Won't Return To Nets

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov says general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will be let go when his contract expires th...

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Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov Doesn't Have A Cell Phone

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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British billionaire Sir Philip Green admitted to shunning the latest iPhones, BlackBerrys, and "superphones" in favor of an obsolete, out-of-productio...

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NBA: NETS CEO Brett Yormark Tells It Like It Really Is!

Steve Ettlinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ettlinger

We opponents probably can all agree that Atlantic Yards still won't happen as described at various points along the way: not the jobs, not the opening date, not the tax revenue, not the housing.

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Nets Sale To Mikhail Prokhorov Approved By NBA

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The first step in what the New Jersey Nets hope is a quick turnaround is in place. New owner Mikhail Prokhorov is eager to get start...

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