Prokhorov meets face-to-face with the Nets — in Moscow

Prokhorov

The New Jersey Nets basketball team may have had the worst record in the league last year, but new owner and Atlantic Yards benefactor Mikhail Prokhorov said he’s determined to reverse the failing team’s course, according to Bloomberg News. The Russian oligarch, who paid Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner $200 million in exchange for an 80 percent sake in the team, flew the Nets out to Moscow and met with them yesterday. The billionaire businessman has already proved to be a hit among the team members, with point guard Devin Harris eager to glean information from Prokhorov. “It’s not just that he’s Russian,” Harris said. “He’s proven to be the bet in pretty much anything that he’s touched and he has a feel for the game.” [Bloomberg]

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