Subscribe RSSWithout thought the lackluster location in Newark, NJ, despite a roster without much consistent talent, and despite the fact that the New Jersey Nets for a sympathetic portion of the season were flirting with the possibility of winning the fewest games in the NBA’s history, he bought the set.
And thank goodness he did.
Mikhail Prohorov purchased the NBA’s worst franchise earlier this year, and, so far, he has proven to be the unreal, charismatic guy that could just turn the lowly Nets around and forge them in to a respectable franchise.
The Russian billionaire, reported to be significance between $9 billion and $10 billion, is a workaholic (supposedly working as much as 15 hours per day) and a dedicated businessman who also has a discrete passion for the sport of basketball.
