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A translation of Russian billionaire tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov's Russian blog sheds a little light on his reasons for financing the Nets arena and Atlantic Yards. Besides attracting Western capital, he mentions "access to all modern technology and training methods with the possibility of using them in Russia," and then goes on to detail how the team could be used to place Russian trainers, managers, and players into the NBA. They may have to rename the team the Nyets! (Via Curbed.)
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It's the same media that NEVER mentioned Muslims' hatred of Israel as a possible motive for 9/11.
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Russia, why are you such a tard? Your tycoons should not be using Livejournal!
Yet another Russian capitalist plot.
And how!
XD
In Soviet basketball, ball dunk YOU.
nice one!
"They may have to rename the team the Nyets!"
Sorry, but the GOP has already laid claim to that.
i'm thinking more along the lines of hot russian women for the future WNBA franchise...
Excellent blog.
Every post on gothamist comes "via Curbed", I think I'm just going to start reading Curbed.
I deman bears on bicycles.
Can't wait for petroleum night sponsored by Lukoil.