On his blog, Mikhail Prokhorov confirms he is in serious negotiations with the Nets to finance Barclays Center and gain control of the team. In return for financing the arena, Prokhorov wants control for "a symbolic price"--probably $1. The Russian billionaire also wants to be able to use the Nets to train Russia's basketball players and place "Russia's leading coaches and managers in the NBA." He added he expects negotiations to "move forward." Meanwhile scrutiny of the deal continues.
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- Prokhorov: I want share of Nets, and Alaska back - Neil deMause - Field of Schemes
- Report: Russian to bid $700M for Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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- Russian tycoon says he's made offer to buy Nets - AP
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