bleacherreport.com - 9/19/2008
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Mid-day yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Michael Beasley dropped his agent, Joel Bell , and his advisor, D.C. Assault director Curtis Malone.
Talk about some fun distractions for a rookie with a somewhat muddy past whoshould be focusing on meshing with his new teammates and learning how to play at the next level on a rebuilding squad.
The Heat just finished hearing that their rookie point guard, Mario Chalmers, was thrown out of the NBA’s ...
Michael Beasley Fires His Agent
slamonline.com 9/14/2008 — Agent Joel Bell wasn’t providing the lucrative endorsement deals that Beasley wanted - the second overall pick still hasn’t signed a shoe deal. Still, could Beasley be expecting too much, given the ‘doubts about his maturity and ...
Joel Bell Got Rung
sportsagentblog.com 9/15/2008 — Mid-day yesterday, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports broke the news that Michael Beasley dropped his agent, Joel Bell, and his advisor, D.C. Assault director Curtis Malone.
Joel Bell: Fired by Michael Beasley
myespn.go.com 9/16/2008 — This morning in the First Cup I linked to a report that Michael Beasley had fired his agent . And then that report was strongly refuted by someone close to Beasley. Today the Players' Association tells the Sun-Sentinel's Ira Winderman that in fact ...
Beasley and Chalmers: The Connection Continues
thebiglead.com 9/15/2008 — This interesting photo was kicking around an NBA message board two weeks ago: Recent NBA draft picks Michael Beasley (seated, playing with dominoes) and Mario Chalmers (standing and presumably wondering why someone was taking his photo) hanging out ...
Beasley should hurry up ... then concentrate
blogs.sun-sentinel.com 9/16/2008 — With the National Basketball Players Association confirming today that Heat first-round pick Michael Beasley has severed his ties with his agent, the gifted forward now can spend the next week and ...
Michael Beasley: Early Bird
slamonline.com 9/16/2008 — “The good news is Beasley apparently has been going above and beyond with his pre-camp workouts, surprising the staff recently by being ready at AmericanAirlines Arena at 7:50 a.m.”
Michael Beasley’s In Trouble Too, Fined $50,000
slamonline.com 9/19/2008 — by Ryne Nelson
At the very least, there was a sneaking suspicion that Mike Beasley was involved in the incident at the Rookie Transition Program. Beasley’s name was purposely left out of reports…until now.
This from the NBA press release:
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Michael Beasley Is Gonna Be Just Fine
sportingnews.com 9/19/2008 — Michael Beasley fans, it's time to just give in. He fought for his
right to
be young . Now, it's looking like he might be that enfant
terrible -- what with his
implication in Darrell Arthur/Mario Chalmers mini-scandal , and him
fighting for his right ...
The Good Ship Michael Beasley, Adrift
myespn.go.com 9/19/2008 — There were reports. There were whispers. There was a cloud of suspicion that maybe Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley had been involved in that Rookie Transition Program hotel room party that got Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers sent home and in ...
ESPN: We Didn't Cover for Michael Beasley —
FanHouse
Back when Dumbgate first broke, an early ESPN report by Chris Broussard on the Mario Chalmers - Darrell Arthur rookie camp bust mentioned Michael Beasley had been in the hotel room as well. Beasley's name was quickly yanked from the story without notation ... but not before the Kansas City Star ...
Aside Matter: Beasley Mans Up —
SporTech Matter
Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Thursday for his involvement in an incident at the Rookie Transition Program this month. Details are sketchy, but it’s also being reported that Beasley failed to cooperate with the league’s investigation of Mario ...
Michael Beasley was involved in the rookie orientation incident —
NBA Noise
Over two weeks ago, Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur got booted from the NBA's mandatory rookie orientation for supposedly having women and marijuana in their hotel room. They were both fined $20,000 for their actions. Yesterday evening it was reported that Michael Beasley has been fined ...
Beasley's revelation —
On the Beat: Miami Heat
Heat rookie forward Michael Beasley was fined $50,000 by the NBA Thursday, after admitting he was involved in an incident at the Rookie Transition Program. He will not have to repeat the league's rookie symposium, faces no suspension or further...
Michael Beasley fined 50K —
SmackCaster SmackBlog
Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley has been fined $50,000 for his involvement in the Darrell Arthur-Mario Chalmers Rookie Transition Program caper. Beasley was allowed to remain at the four-day semina, according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. He recieved a harsher fine — the ...
The Unmistakably Curious Case of Michael Beasley —
Hardwood Paroxysm
OK, teen sleuths, let's break it down: ESPN reports that Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur, and Michael Beasley get busted with weed at the rookie training program. The Kansas City Star reports that Beasley's name was removed from the ESPN article. (In a fit of irony, the Star article has ...
Michael Beasley's nose is growing —
Where's Ubaldo?
After saying before the draft that he no longer had any character issues, it seems that he still does. Beasley has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for the incident including Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers. All three "men" were fined $50,000. To say that you have no character issues and partake ...
NBA fines Michael Beasley $50,000 —
InsideHoops
Michael Beasley of the Miami Heat has been fined $50,000 for his involvement in an incident at the league’s Rookie Transition Program earlier this month, and for his initial failure to cooperate with a league investigation of the matter.
Beasley was involved in the [...]
What Does the Future Hold for Michael Beasley? —
BallerBlogger.com
Michael Beasley severed ties with his agent and former AAU coach this week. Beasley had reportedly become frustrated with his management team’s failure to sign him to a big endorsement deal comparable to the one Kevin Durant inked with Nike. Beasley and Durant are former AAU teammates, ...
Report: Michael Beasley Looking for New Agent —
NBA.com: News
After dismissing his agent and separating with his longtime AAU coach and advisor, Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley is suddenly the subject of a feeding frenzy of powerbroker agents trying to represent him, multiple NBA and NCAA sources said.