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October 25, 2009
Is second-round talent second rate on title contenders? Not a chance: NBA Insider
The Plain Dealer
By Brian Windhorst
After the main article, is a section titled "Dribbles" that includes this item about the possible sale of the Nets to Mihail Prokhorov.
Last week at the annual fall NBA owners meetings in New York, the group met Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, who is hoping to buy the New Jersey Nets. Prokhorov, who would become the second-richest owner in the NBA behind the Portland Trail Blazers’ Paul Allen, reportedly made a good impression and took his staff out to a $19,000 dinner to celebrate the success of the meeting. He believes he could be approved for his purchase by January.
Posted by steve at October 25, 2009 8:05 AM