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September 17, 2012
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov opens up about rap, Jay Z, women and more in October issue of DETAILS magazine
Nets' billionaire owner on rapping with Jay Z: 'I could cause irreparable damage to his professional career'
NY Daily News
by Stefan Bondy
Prokhorov won't be kicking any rhymes at Jay Z's concert on Sept. 28, but he is attending next week's ribbon cutting ceremony at the Barclays Center. And after purchasing the Nets for $200 million three years ago, his investment is expected to skyrocket in value with the team moving to Brooklyn. Prokhorov has estimated the franchise will be worth $1 billion in 2015 (even though he'll likely be faced with stiff luxury tax penalties, considering he handed out over $300 million in contracts this offseason alone).
...Whether or not one of Russia's most eligible bachelors finds a woman worth marrying, don't expect him to feel heartbroken or nostalgic. Ever.
"The word miss is not part of my vocabulary," he said when asked if there's anything he'll miss about the Nets former home of New Jersey.
Posted by eric at September 17, 2012 10:58 AM