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On April 13, as his Brooklyn Nets were wrapping up a dismal season with a defeat at the hands of second-stringers from the Toronto Raptors - their 61st loss in 82 games - owner Mikhail Prokhorov left his box before the final buzzer sounded. That may have been the high point of his evening.

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