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September 27, 2012
Prokhorov not ready to score hockey team for Brooklyn until Nets win title
The Brooklyn Blog [NYPost.com]
by Rich Calder
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov says he won't consider buying the Islanders or another NHL team and moving them to Brooklyn until he first makes good on a promise to deliver the borough an NBA championship by 2015.
"First I need to have a championship, so after this I can think — but not before," Prokhorov told the Post following Friday’s ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the new Barclays Center.
...When asked if it’s important to have a second pro team playing in Barclays Center with the Nets, Prokhorov said he only has 45 percent interest in the arena and that arena developer Bruce Ratner "knows best."
"If [Ratner] wants to, it’s great, but it is better for him to make the decision," Prokhorov said.
NoLandGrab: In that case, abandon all hope, ye Nyets fans! Since the Barclays Center is not compatible with NHL hockey, we guess that means the Nyets will never win a championship.
Posted by eric at September 27, 2012 9:49 AM