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Mikhail Prokhorov. Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прохоров, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ˈdmʲitrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈproxərəf]; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian-Israeli businessman, politician, and former owner of the Brooklyn Nets. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Prokhorov obtained Russian state ...
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the ...
This article is a list of principal owners of National Basketball Association teams. The NBA requires a change in "controlling ownership" to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors, composed of one representative (Governor) from each team. [1] Toronto Raptors owner Larry Tanenbaum has been Chairman of the NBA Board of Governors since 2017. [2]
There may come a time when Prokhorov decides owning an NBA team is not worth his time. Even as reports surfaced about possible sales or partnerships, the 49-year-old personable billionaire is not ...
One of the worst teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is now going to cause wailing and gnashing of teeth overseas, as the New Jersey Nets are about to be purchased by Russian ...
It takes a lot of money to own a pro sports teams — and these individuals and families have a lot of it. These are the 26 richest team owners. Baltimore Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti before an ...
According to Ratner, accepting Prokhorov as majority owner "gives us a partner who adds to the financial strength of the venture. Mikhail will have primary responsibility for the basketball part and we will have primary responsibility for the arena and the real estate." [23] On May 11, 2010, the sale of the Nets was approved by the NBA. [24]
The Brooklyn Nets primary logo from 2012 to 2024, designed by Timothy Morris. The Brooklyn Nets, a professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, were founded in 1967 and initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey, as the New Jersey Americans, followed by a period spent in Long Island as the New York Nets and later returning to play as the New Jersey Nets.