Brooklyn Nets Owner Prokhorov Says He's Selling 49 Percent Stake
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has told Russian media he's selling a 49 percent stake in the NBA club.
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Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has told Russian media he's selling a 49 percent stake in the NBA club.
Their venues may be only about six miles apart, but the Knicks and Nets are polar opposites in the way they conduct their basketball businesses.
The Brooklyn Nets own two first-round draft picks, though not the one that has a 25 percent chance of being No. 1 overall.
In the latest episode of "City Game," WFAN's brand new podcast focusing on New York's NBA teams, hosts John Schmeelk and Steve Lichtenstein lament the final game of the Knicks season and chat with Vocativ.com's Robert Silverman.
So I was a few wins off. My preseason prediction had the Nets winning 17 games. The final tally was actually a league-worst 20 after Wednesday's 112-73 debacle in Chicago.
On Tuesday, the Nets announced Trevor Booker, Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez would be out due to rest, while Quincy Acy (ankle), Joe Harris (shoulder) and Sean Kilpatrick (hamstring) sat because of injuries.
The Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title and can finish with no worse than the No. 2 seed.
Spencer Dinwiddie made four free throws in the final 13.6 seconds for the Nets in their home finale. He scored 19 points, as did rookie Caris LeVert.
Elfrid Payton and Aaron Gordon, the team's first-round picks in the 2014 draft, lead the Magic to a 115-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.
Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin each scored 16 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a rare rout, 141-118 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard Archie Goodwin to a multiyear contract.
With the Hawks in town to play the Nets on Sunday, the topic of conversation around both locker rooms often turned to Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn's head coach who worked as an Atlanta assistant the previous four seasons.
Brook Lopez scored 29 points and the Brooklyn Nets overcame various struggles on offense to record a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night.
The fourth quarter began in an 89-89 deadlock after Evan Fournier hit a layup with two seconds left in the third. Booker converted three jumpers as the Nets scored the first 11 points and took a 100-89 lead.
Marcus Morris racked up 28 points and 13 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons snapped a five-game losing streak by edging the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night at The Palace.
