IVAN DRAGO BUYS THE NETS, WILL FINANCE NEW BROOKLYN HOME

The news was broken this morning/afternoon and now it is really starting to sink in.  Here are some observations from around the web.


The NBA.com Bloggers are obviously racist and against the sale (check the first line - the Nyets? Seriously?)
Ball Don't Lie shows us that Congressmen in New Jersey are racist, bad with names, and against the sale.
The Baseline has been called out multiple times for expressing Red Scare paranoia that rivals Red Dawn


What about some good old-fashioned Rocky IV parallels?

"If he dies...he dies"

Seriously though, Mikhail Prokporov, the richest man in Russia, is coming overseas to try and take control of one of the more storied franchises in NBA/ABA history.  

He is trying to become the master in a sport currently dominated by Americans (just like Drago), much of his success came from advanced technology (just like Drago), and he used this success to try and advance himself in said American sport (well, Drago used performance enhancers - but you get the idea).  

Is Drago coming to New Jersey/Brooklyn with plans of world domination?  No way.  Is it all about the Benjamins?  This dude wipes his ass with 5000 Ruble notes. Where he does stray from the Drago comparison is the way he conducts himself socially. (via WDCW)

Prokhorov, who is 6-foot-6 and was an avid basketball player in his school days, is a fixture in glitzy European resorts and once was held in France for four days of questioning — but never charged — in a prostitution investigation. Even in Russia, he raises eyebrows for his penchant for private jets and a gorgeous entourage.


Well there you go Mikhail, or can I call you Mickey?  Welcome to the NBA, sounds like you will be right at home.