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October 23, 2009
Nets buyer & pals hoop it up
Q: How much does a Russian billionaire spend on lunch in NYC? A: 19G!
NY Post
by Rich Calder
The planned Nets arena in Brooklyn might be a net economic loser, but the team's prospective owner might just make up for it.
Russia's richest man blew the equivalent of 552,000 rubles for lunch at one of the city's priciest restaurants as he celebrated his soon-to-be new career as a basketball baron, sources told The Post.
Billionaire playboy Mikhail Prokhorov, who is close to buying the Nets, took a half-dozen comrades to Nello on the Upper East Side Wednesday afternoon, following a meeting with NBA owners.
He concluded that they had hit it off so well, he'll have no trouble getting them to approve his plan to buy the team.
The tab and tip totaled close to $19,000 for Prokhorov and his pals.
NoLandGrab: Is there something about this guy that seems just a little too good to be true for Bruce Ratner and the NBA?
Posted by eric at October 23, 2009 10:30 AM