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As Final Pitches Are Made, Carmelo 'Just Wants It to Be Over With'

LOS ANGELES -- There are multiple hats being tipped these days to Carmelo Anthony. Last weekend, in a move not found in many etiquette books, it was the Denver forward taking a hat off "to myself'' for the way he has handled this endless trade speculation. On Sunday night, it was Chicago guard Derrick Rose doing the...

It Would Be a Big Upset if Nets Top Knicks in Carmelo Anthony Sweepstakes

LOS ANGELES -- The Knicks and the Nets don't meet too often for anything significant on the court. In fact, the only time many really wanted to see them battle was when the Knicks won a title in 1973 and the Nets followed with crowns in 1974 and 1976. The problem was the Nets were then in the ABA. Since the Nets joined...

Nets Owner Tells Team to Drop Carmelo Anthony Deal

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has told the team to end discussions on the Carmelo Anthony deal. In a news conference before Wednesday night's game against Utah, Prokhorov said he decided on Tuesday to stop pursuit of the Nuggets all-star forward, unhappy with how things played out in...

Mark Cuban on Mikhail Prokhorov: 'Who?'

Mark Cuban's reputation as outspoken and brazen is well-known. Before his Mavericks played the Nets Thursday night, he turned his crosshairs on new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov. "He's a p***y," Cuban said when asked about Prokhorov, smiling. "(Prokhorov) doesn't come to games. Who the hell knows?" Cuban continued to...

NBA Oligarch Advocates 60-Hour Workweek

(Nov. 7) -- Could hard labor be in the future for the New Jersey Nets? Mikhail Prokhorov, the colorful and unpredictable Russian oligarch who bought the NBA team before last season, hasn't said. But it emerged last week that he's pushing for a 60-hour workweek back home in Russia and fueling the kind of controversy he...

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Elena Ulansky: Mikhail Prokhorov: Putin's Controversial Adversary

Putin celebrates his 60 birthday this year, which makes him 66 by the time his current presidential term is over.

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05/30/12 Bloodbath: All But Two Billionaires Lose Big Money On... Source: Forbes On Wednesday, Wall Street tumbled and it took the world's billionaires down with it.
05/24/12 Prokhorov seeks political comeback Source: RosBusinessConsulting (RBC) Businessman-turned-politician Mikhail Prokhorov has waited until the ruling tandem of President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the new government to dispel uncertainty surrounding his political ambitions.
05/16/12 Nets guard Williams now on Prokhorov's home turf Source: New York Post - New York NY Paris is supposed to be wonderful this time of year.
05/14/12 Skullcandy Debuts Brooklyn Nets and James Harden with... Source: Chip Chick Just over a month ago, on April 13th, the NBA officially approved the move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
05/01/12 Elena Ulansky: Mikhail Prokhorov: Putin's... Source: The Huffington Post Putin celebrates his 60 birthday this year, which makes him 66 by the time his current presidential term is over.

Background on Mikhail Prokhorov

Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прóхоров; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian billionaire and owner of the American basketball team, the Brooklyn Nets.

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