Meanwhile, Prokhorov’s Nets will be running up major losses as the Lame Duck Team Across the River, and opponents of the Nets’ planned move to Brooklyn will have time to coalesce and refine their strategy.
Some critics are already angry about a proposed Brooklyn sports complex (part-financed by Prokhorov)to be the Nets’ post-Jersey home. The protesters include homeowners who claim their property is being seized illegally under “eminent domain” laws. Since this is the US, grievance litigation is already underway.
Beyond the court battle, some Brooklyn critics of the development plans have described the import-an-oligarch strategy for saving the financially troubled project as “an embarrassment,” citing Prokhorov’s 2007 arrest in a French Alpine resort in the investigation into an alleged prostitution ring. (As Russians know, Prokhorov was released after a few days, and no charges were brought.)

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