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Russian billionaire might buy, move Nets to Brooklyn

The Nets' long-awaited move to Brooklyn might be made by a Russian. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia's richest man, has made a bid to take over the Nets and push the financially struggling NBA franchise through the final phase of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project.

Prokhorov, 44, a former nickel magnate and current chairman of Russia's largest gold producing company, has an estimated net worth...

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