The New York Knicks could have been sold back in 2008. Selling the team has been a topic of conversation for a while now. However, it seems 2008 was the best chance for that to actually happen for the Knicks.
Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, was looking to purchase a NBA franchise back in 2007-2008. He looked at the, then, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks.
For the sake of this article, the owner of our team, Knicks, shall not be named, but you know who we are talking about.
Prokhorov considered purchasing the Knicks, but the owner wanted a ‘bizarre sum’ for the franchise.