We’re about to find out. Next Monday in Cleveland, the Cavaliers will play the finest franchise Greece has to offer, Olympiakos. A European powerhouse meets one the NBA’s best teams. Should be quite a spectacle.
Can a Basketball Team Get Arrested?
↵But I’m not talking about the game. Cleveland’s Brian Windhorst reports:
↵↵On Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Judge Christopher A. Boyko cleared the way for old American creditors of Olympiakos to attempt to collect more than $400,000 Olympiakos owes to an former American player’s agent from a five-year old lawsuit.The plaintiff, agent Tom McLaughlin, wants to have federal marshals seize everything they can that belongs to the club — including any currency and perhaps even the charter jet it will fly into town. […]
↵The team was in Greece and outside the jurisdiction. Until now, that is.
↵↵Basketball’s going global, I tell ya! We’re even including corrupt Greek oil magnates now. In a related note, the Atlanta Hawks had hoped to seize Josh Childress, as well, but their attempts have been bogged down by a dispute with minority owner Steve Belkin, who thinks the team would be better off trading for Boris Diaw.
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