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Prokhorov on Nets: A “cheap asset with problems”
With billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov capturing the imagination of journalism in both sport and financial spheres across the planet, why wouldn’t the English-language Voice of Russia be getting in on the action? Mother Russia’s latest international celebrity got a brief writeup in Friday’s edition of the online newspaper with some good nuts-and-bolts stuff on the New […]
Wall Street Journal profiles Robin to Prokhorov's Batman
While you may have heard of incoming New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, what do you know of his basketball deputy, a guy named Sergey Kushchenko? The Wall Street Journal is running a piece on Kushchenko, who even more than his billionaire boss is credited with the success of CSKA Moscow basketball’s success in the […]
Prokhorov watch: Media frenzy escalates (or, How do you say "Believe the hype" in Russian?)
Geez, maybe CBS should just go ahead and hire Mikhail Prokhorov to appear regularly; after all, the CSKA Moscow/prospective New Jersey Nets owner’s appearance on “60 Minutes” has made the American television program an international topic of conversation to an extent it hasn’t enjoyed in a decade, triggering hoopla, excitement and the inevitable blogging on […]
Prokhorov details Russian takeover of New Jersey on American TV
Amid the throes of one of the great bad seasons in NBA history, the highest-profile New Jersey Net is a 6’8” fellow who won’t be joining the franchise until next season and even then he’s guaranteed not to see a single minute of playing time. We’re talking here, of course, about prospective majority owner Mikhail […]
Best of the (basketball) net: Double-sized two-week edition
Right. Because this column did not appear last weekend due to the tsunami of Eurobasket 2009 games, this week’s Best of The (Basketball) Net includes good stuff still enjoyable and written that long, long, 14 days ago in some cases. Enjoy! The most discussed basketball event of the off-season – besides Dude Perfect and The […]
Message to Brooklyn: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!
Geez, we all knew the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets were in trouble, but is the team really worth less than $2 (€1.36)? Media sources in America and Russia are abuzz with reportage that Mikhail Prokhorov, former financial supporter of CSKA Moscow football, will soon be buying a majority stake in the Nets for $1. Before you […]