Mikhail Prokhorov

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Phil Jackson could be atop Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov's coaching list after Avery Johnson was fired with the team 14-14. (Associated Press)

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Brooklyn Nets principal owner Mikhail Prokhorov speaks to the media concerning the firing of head coach Avery Johnson at halftime during an NBA game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at Barclays Center in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second from right) confers Monday in Moscow with three of the rivals he defeated in the presidential election a day earlier: Mikhail Prokhorov (left), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (second from left) and Sergei Mironov. (Associated Press)

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Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov (center), who was a candidate in Sunday's presidential election, heads to a protest rally in downtown Moscow on Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Mikhail Prokhorov, a majority owner of the NBA's New Jersey Nets, is one of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's three main foes in Sunday's presidential election. (Associated Press)

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Mikhail Prokhorov

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Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and the owner of the New Jersey Nets, announces his candidacy to run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for Russia's presidency on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Moscow. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

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Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets, talks to reporters before an NBA basketball game between the Nets and the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in Newark, N.J. Prokhorov said he has told the team to end discussions on the Carmelo Anthony deal. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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