A Whole New World
First the New Jersey Nets were bought by Russian billionaire (yes billion with a B) Mikhail Prokhorov. He's Russia's richest man and he made his money cornering the Nickel market (who knew Nickels were worth so much). Now he's hired a Russian diplomat's daughter to be president of the company that will oversee the Nets. Irina Pavlova will, according to Prokhorov be the, "perfect bridge between Russia and the United States. The Russian billionaire with the playboy image's next step is to try to convince LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, or Chris Bosh to play in Newark.
