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being fulfilled, including approval by the NBA"s Board of Governors."Prokhorov, an avid basketball fan, also funded CSKA Moscow football club through his company Norilsk Nickel, until selling his 25% stake in the mining giant last year.
Several Russian businessmen have become owners or shareholders in major sports teams.
Roman Abramovich owns Chelsea, while Metalloinvest owner Alisher Usmanov is the second-largest shareholder in Arsenal. Arkady Gaidamak, a Soviet emigrant living in Israel, is the owner of Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem.
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