In their "summer scoop" on the Nets Tuesday, Marc Stein and Mike Mazzeo reported on "rumbles" that
"...the real reason the Nets aren't being actively shopped to potential bidders is the structure of the deal (Mikhail) Prokhorov struck to buy the team mandates he sell Barclays Center in conjunction with his basketball team. Word is the entities can't be sold separately, which is said to have chilled the market due to the complexities involved in such a transaction and the significant price tag it would carry."
The next day, Stein reiterated the reporting in a tweet linked to the "summer scoop.