<P> Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov ( Russian : Михаи́л Дми́триевич Про́хоров ; IPA : ( mjɪxɐˈil ˈdmjitrjɪjɪvjɪtɕ ˈproxərəf ) ; born 3 May 1965 ) is a Russian billionaire , politician , and owner of the American basketball team the Brooklyn Nets . After graduating from the Moscow Finance Institute , he worked in the financial sector and subsequently went on to become one of Russia 's leading industrialists , owning major stakes in multinational corporations in the precious metals sector . While he was running Norilsk Nickel , the company became the world 's largest producer of nickel and palladium . He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold , Russia 's largest gold producer , and the former President of Onexim Group . He resigned both positions to enter politics in June 2011 . </P>
<P> Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov ( Russian : Михаи́л Дми́триевич Про́хоров ; IPA : ( mjɪxɐˈil ˈdmjitrjɪjɪvjɪtɕ ˈproxərəf ) ; born 3 May 1965 ) is a Russian billionaire , politician , and owner of the American basketball team the Brooklyn Nets . After graduating from the Moscow Finance Institute , he worked in the financial sector and subsequently went on to become one of Russia 's leading industrialists , owning major stakes in multinational corporations in the precious metals sector . While he was running Norilsk Nickel , the company became the world 's largest producer of nickel and palladium . He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold , Russia 's largest gold producer , and the former President of Onexim Group . He resigned both positions to enter politics in June 2011 . </P>
who is the owner of the brooklyn nets basketball team
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Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov
Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov