Mikhail Prokhorov
Are The Islanders Leaving Brooklyn? Only If They Can't Shake Down Mikhail Prokhorov
New York Islanders co-owners John Ledecky and Scott Malkin reportedly are in talks to move to Queens. Is they serious about relocating, or just angling for a better deal at the Barclays Center?
The Brooklyn Nets Are Still the Nets
They chose pedigree over promise and forewent the future. In trying to beat the Knicks, they became, well, the Knicks.
This Is Not Basketball: The Brooklyn Nets as Dada Masterpiece
The Brooklyn Nets have been dull and less than mediocre this season, and may be for some time still. In their lameness, however, lies a secret: they are really an art experiment.
Five Years Later, the Nets are Still Boring and so is Their Owner's Love Life
In which a sports owner updates everyone on a thing that nobody except him cares about.
Eat the Rich, or Why the NBA's Predatory Capitalism Must End
NBA teams are worth so much money that no one can come up with a big enough seeming figure. It's time players and fans start reclaiming what they've lost.
The Brooklyn Nets Are a Team About Nothing
As Kevin Garnett brays against, well, everything, the Nets are becoming a glitzy production with zero substance to back up all that glamour.
The Brooklyn Nets Could Be Moving to Russia
Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire who owns the Brooklyn Nets, wants to transfer ownership of the NBA team to his homeland.
Jay-Z Barely Owns the Nets and That Barely Matters
Despite owning the most hilariously small sliver of the Nets’ pizza pie, Jay-Z basically facilitated the Nets’ migration across from Jersey to Brooklyn. He's the team's mascot, its public face, and he's laughing all the way to the bank.