Brandon Jennings Signs With Virtus Roma
FanHouse —
... Jennings' adviser, former adidas titan Sonny Vaccaro, told the Los Angeles Times the Roma deal runs three years, but has buy-out options as early as next summer. The Times reports the Jennings family will be along for the ride, with the club landing B.J.'s 13-year-old brother a spot on a Roman junior team. ...
Brandon Jennings To Play In Italy
Hip 2 Da Game —
... High school basketball phenom, Brandon Jennings, has agreed to a three year, multi-million dollar contract to play in Italy. Here is the scoop via the ...
Brandon Jennings Signs With Virtus Roma
FanHouse —
... Jennings' adviser, former adidas titan Sonny Vaccaro, told the Los Angeles Times the Roma deal runs three years, but has buy-out options as early as next summer. The Times reports the Jennings family will be along for the ride, with the club landing B.J.'s 13-year-old brother a spot on a Roman junior team. ...
Jennings officially signs in Italy
SLAM Online —
... After many rumors said Oak Hill Academy point guard Brandon Jennings would be heading to overseas to begin a pro career - Jennings proved them to be true. The LA Times reported that Jennings “bypassed the opportunity to be a so-called “one-and-done” player after committing to Arizona, opting to receive immediate payment for his services in Europe rather than attend a year of college before moving on to the NBA. He is expected to attend an introductory news conference in Rome on July 23. ...
Jennings Signs With Italian Team
RealClearSports - Blog —
... rather than attending the University of Arizona. Jennings has now officially signed with a European team. Jennings will play for Virtus Roma in the Italian League. ...
Brandon Jennings Needs Italian Lessons From Kobe
The Big Lead —
Wednesday was a good day for Fox Sports, huh? First Jay Glazer worked his Packers/Favre magic, and then Jason Whitlock came through with what appears to be the first sit-down interview with Young Money, Italy-bound baller Brandon Jennings.
Other than not mentioning Jennings’ back-tat, Whitlock’s interview (and video!) is sure to sway any fence-sitters who may think Jennings’ decision is the wrong move (and that has nothing to do with this awesome sentence: “Jennings grew up in Compton, Calif., the ...
Pre-weekend wrapup around the blogosphere
The Sports Culture —
The best shaved heads in sports (FanIQ)
Brandon Jennings has agreed to play in Italy (LA Times)
The most attractive people who went to the ESPYS (With Leather)
Why A-Rod left the All-Star game so early (The Sports Hernia)
The East Carolina football team trains with kegs (Busted Coverage)
A visit to the ESPN The Mag studios (You Been Blinded)
Snoops’ stache puts Jason Giambi to shame (Washington Post)
Michael Phelps would do great in the NFL (The Shutdown ...
Quick Chicago roundup
Tremendous Upside Potential —
... - Good for Brandon Jennings. The NBA age limit rule is moronic, and I’d expect a bunch more kids over the next five or ten years to go play overseas and get their money. ...
