Nets Trip Pistons, Hand Prokhorov First Win in NBA

By Gamezone Insider | October 28th, 2010

Anthony Morrow hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds to play and the New Jersey Nets gave Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov a win in his first game as their owner with a 101-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. The Nets outscored the Pistons 13-3 in the final 1:40 to give Avery Johnson [...]

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New Jersey Nets Going to Russian Tycoon?

By Gamezone Insider | September 24th, 2009

It looks like Russia is continuing its invasion of the NBA. If reports are accurate, the New Jersey Nets will soon be owned by Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov. Apparently Prokhorov announced that he has a deal to buy 80% of the NBA franchise. If the deal pushes through, principal owner Bruce Ratner will be [...]

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