Posted on 09/25/2009 2:55:23 PM PDT by Justaham
And now, here’s your Brooklyn Nyets!
As this paper went to press, it was announced that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will take over as majority owner of the NBA’s Nets team from Forest City Ratner as the franchise readies for their controversial move to the Atlantic/Flatbush avenues intersection in Brooklyn.
Prokhorov, an avid sportsman, and his company Onexim Group made their fortune primarily through gold, metals and mining in Russia.
Under the agreement, Onexim will invest $200 million and make certain contingent funding commitments to acquire 45 percent of the arena project and 80 percent of the NBA team, and the right to purchase up to 20 percent of 22-acre Atlantic Yards Development Company, which will develop the non-arena real estate.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Serves New Jersey right. They’ve voted for socialist politicians for years...now they’ve got a team owned by a guy from a commie country.
(Props to the Russian, though—I bet he is capitalist through and through. I just am glad to see someone teaching the lamebrains in Jersey how it is done!)
I heard Curtis Sliwa last night saying this guy ran a prostitution ring.
Wow...and here we always worried about the ITALIAN mafia taking over sports!
“In Russia - YOU get dunked through hoops!” - < /Yakoff >
Then he’ll fight right in with his comrades at Brighton Beach.
Never cared for tree hockey
he's prolly a criminal, but no commie...
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