Mikhail Prokhorov

New Look for the Nets?

by Charlie on April 29, 2011

Attention Mikhail Prokhorov – hire this guy to design your new Brooklyn logo… “NBA LOGO REDESIGNS” Created by:  Michael… – Got Em Coach. I’m hoping he takes a whack at the Thunder’s god-awful logo next.  

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Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov spoke with the press before the Nets’ game against Utah tonight. A comment on the Carmelo Anthony negotiations was expected — the tone of his comment was not. Prokhorov told the assembled media: … Read Full Post

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Kris Humphries is Keeping Up with the Kardashians

by Charlie on December 9, 2010

Reality TV queen Kim Kardashian is dating New Jersey Nets forward/center Kris Humphries, Life & Style magazine reports. (Hey, his name fits with the Kardashians’ “K” theme…) Could the pairing be part of Net owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s “blueprint for greatness?” Kardashian dated Saints running back Reggie Bush — and the Saints won the Super Bowl. [...]

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2010-11 New Jersey Nets Preview

by Charlie on October 5, 2010

The Nets opened the offseason by putting up an enormous billboard in midtown Manhattan — a three-point shot from Madison Square Garden — touting their “blueprint for greatness.” The franchise may have big plans — and thanks to new owner Mikhail Prokhorov, deep pockets — but the construction phase may take a little longer than [...]

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Warriors Sold for Record Sum

by Charlie on July 22, 2010

A group headed by Mandalay Entertainment’s Peter Guber and financier Joe Lacob will buy the Golden State Warriors for a record-setting $450 million, CNBC’s Darren Rovell is reporting. The previous high was the $401 million Robert Sarver paid to acquire the Phoenix Suns in 2004. The New Jersey Nets sold to Mikhail Prokhorov for just [...]

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Nets to Move Before they Move

by Charlie on February 6, 2010

The Nets want out of the Izod Center so badly, they’re going to move to Newark before they move to Brooklyn. The Nets have reached a preliminary lease agreement with their old Meadowlands roommates, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, that will have both teams co-habitating at the Prudential Center starting next season, the New York [...]

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Russian Billlionaire to Buy Nets?

by Charlie on September 23, 2009

The faltering economy has proven to be a major stumbling block in Bruce Ratner’s attempts to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. But it sounds like he’ll be getting some help — from a partner with exceptionally deep pockets. via About Basketball – Russian Billlionaire to Buy Nets?.

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