Prokhorov Flies Nets to Moscow to Build Russian Fan Base
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Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2012 · Entertainment
Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mikhail Prokhorov met his New Jersey Nets for the first time on his old home basketball court in Moscow, where the players got a taste of the Russian billionaire's ownership style.
Prokhorov introduced himself to the National Basketball Association team yesterday at the CSKA Universal Sports Hall. He pledged to make the Nets, who had the NBA's worst record last year, champions within five years and get them a global fan base. Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports.
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