The Brooklyn Netsorovs?

[ABM]

Interesting.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4494932

MOSCOW -- Russia's richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, has made a takeover bid for the New Jersey Nets, the tycoon confirmed on his blog on Tuesday.

Prokhorov, a former nickel mining baron, boasts that if his move is successful, it would be the first time a National Basketball Association club would come under foreign control.

Prokhorov's proposals, sent to existing Nets shareholders over the weekend, would see his Onexim group provide a loan to build a substantial part of a new arena, according to a post on his Web site.

Would-be Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, seen in 2008, has an estimated net worth of $9.5 billion.
Onexim would also receive a controlling stake of the NBA team for a "symbolic" price, the post said. Sources close to the billionaire have previously estimated the overall value of any deal at $700 million.

"For our Onexim group the realization of this very lucrative business project, whose participation was made possible by the world crisis [never in history have foreigners owned an NBA club], is another interesting sports development," Prokhorov wrote.

Nets and NBA officials declined to comment, but the team said last week that they have received interest from potential investors in the team.

NBA rules do not bar overseas ownership, and transfer of ownership requires background checks on a new owner as well as approval by 75 percent of the league's 30 owners............................

 

[bluefrog]

Great

Now he'll probably move the Nets to Russia and leave dozens of devoted Nets fans without a team.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Wasn't there going to be a Euro division? Part of Russia is in Europe anyway.

Nothing would make me happier than to see Lebron sign with them and have them relocate to Russia.

 

[BBert]

So the Russian mafia is going to own the New Jersey Nets? Fitting. They should get along well with Stern.

 

[BTOWN_HUSTLA]

The New Jersey Niets!

 

[ABM]

The New Jersey Niets!

Perfect. Wish I would have thought of that.

Nyets.

 

[oldmangrouch]

So the Russian mafia is going to own the New Jersey Nets? Fitting. They should get along well with Stern.

I never thought of it quite like that.....

So, what type of mob boss does Stern most resemble: Russian, Yakuza, Triad, Mafia, Columbian? Could we get ESPN to run a poll on this?

 

[LOTBfan]

Great

Now he'll probably move the Nets to Russia and leave dozens of devoted Nets fans without a team.

I think the term dozens is even being overly generous, maybe several?

 

[¹²³]

The New Jersey Niets!

Probably someone was reading.

In Russia, Basketball Dunks YOU!!

 

[Eastoff]

new jersey, nyet! Russian Da!

 

[Eastoff]

The New Jersey Niets!

i was too slow