Found September 23, 2009 on
Global Sports Fraternity:
With news that billionaire and Russia’s richest man Mikhail Prokhorov has made an offer to buy the New Jersey Nets, American fans of the NBA are faced with a quandary: can we root for a team owned by a bunch of commies?
As children of the late 20th century, it’s hard for some of us to [...]
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September 23, 2009
Russian basketboligarch Mikhail Prokhorov has gone from maybe chipping in a few dollars to build a new arena for the Nets to offering to take over the whole dang team—and maybe the entire NBA while he's at it. The *****-loving nickel salesman initially laughed off the rumors that he was being courted to invest in the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets, but then admitted that he had...
Via Lane Violation
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September 23, 2009
The faltering economy has proven to be a major stumbling block in Bruce Ratner's attempts to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. But it sounds like he'll be getting some help -- from a partner with exceptionally deep pockets.
via About Basketball - Russian Billlionaire to Buy Nets?.
Via CBSSports
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September 24, 2009
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's bid to buy the New Jersey Nets
was called 'unpatriotic' by a member of his country's upper parliament
chamber's sports committee.
Via CBSSports.com
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September 24, 2009
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's bid to buy the New Jersey Nets
was called 'unpatriotic' by a member of his country's upper parliament
chamber's sports committee.
Via CBSSports.com
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September 23, 2009
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov says in his personal blog that he has made an offer to buy the New Jersey Nets.
Via SportsProf
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September 22, 2009
One of the Russian oligarchs is rumored to have bid $700 million to buy the New Jersey Nets.U.S. hoops fans should take note that before the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich bought English Premiership soccer team Chelsea, Chelsea was a lesser performing boring team from one of London's tonier neighborhoods. Since that time, Chelsea has fared very well in the Premiership and...
Via StarTribune.com
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September 23, 2009
Via Bleacher Report
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September 24, 2009
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Writer MOSCOW — Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov’s bid to buy the New Jersey Nets was called “unpatriotic” by a member of his country’s upper parliament chamber’s sports committee...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Via NJ.com
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September 23, 2009
MOSCOW -- Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov said in his personal blog that he made an offer to buy the New Jersey Nets. AP Prokhorov, considered Russia's richest man, said Tuesday on his blog that he sent team shareholders an offer...
Via Sign on San Diego
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September 24, 2009
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's bid for the New Jersey Nets may be a boon to the troubled basketball team, but some Russian legislators and analysts call it a blow to the nation's sports.
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