EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -The NBA believes a New Jersey congressman was “misinformed” when he criticized the potential new owner of the Nets for business dealings in Zimbabwe.
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell asked Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday to investigate whether Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov violated U.S. economic sanctions by doing business in the southern African nation run by President Robert Mugabe.
The congressman also sent a letter to NBA commissioner David Stern asking if the league’s background checks uncovered Prokhorov’s businesses in Zimbabwe.
League spokesman Mike Bass said Pascrell was misinformed discussing the sanctions.
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