T: Here at T&A, we sometimes have moments when we aren’t thinking about shallow things like clothes. During these times, we think about important world issues like sports. Yesterday, we looked at the formal kit for some World Cup favorites. Last week, we looked at LeBron’s stadium style. Today, I want to talk briefly about the most amazing import to the US since the crepe (they are just really, really thin pancakes). His name is Mikhail Prokhorov, he has just bought the New Jersey (soon to be Brooklyn) Nets, and he is awesome.
Why is he awesome?
1. The man made his 18 billion fortune under VERY dubious circumstances during the Wild West era after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2. He commissioned a professionally produced video of himself doing jet ski tricks. Check it out. Seriously.
3. He is the only NBA owner who can dunk.
4. He is one of the world’s richest men and does not own a cell phone or an e-mail account.
5. He owns that 200-foot yacht but rarely uses it because it makes him seasick, so he just keeps a model of it in his office. (When Steve Kroft asked where the yacht was, Prokhorov confessed that he didn’t know.)
6. He explained that he hasn’t married yet because he hasn’t found a beautiful woman who cooks well enough to please him, adding, “I think women make the same mistake with me all the time. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Andrew feels the same way. Good thing Danika makes excellent Ramen.
7. He recently had an breakfast with Jay-Z (who owns 1% of the Nets) and Michael Bloomberg (who is the mayor of New York for our foreign readers) which might win the prize for most awkward meal ever. The picture is below. Obviously, money can buy class in Bloomberg’s case but Prokhorov looks like he is dressed up in his dad’s clothes.
Obviously, Jay-Z has got some serious steez. Love the thick windsor knot, a semi-spread collar, the tie clip, and poofy pocket square. Check out the enlarged photo below.
