The New Jersey Nets (6-15, baby!) are coming to Brooklyn—via Russia. Check out the new Russian language website pimping the team, which was (mostly) purchased by Russian business oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov. "I’m glad we’re reaching out to our global fan base in a personalized way," Prokhorov said in a bland corporate statement. "We want Russian speakers from New Jersey to New York to Moscow to see the Nets as their home team, and a Russian language website is an excellent way to further that goal." In Russia, Nyets mean Yes! [via Brooklyn Paper]
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