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CSKA Moscow May Have Come Creeping Round the Bulls' Back Stair for Ben Gordon
CSKA Moscow May Have Come Creeping Round the Bulls' Back Stair for Ben Gordon
John Paxson may have to pull those old Gordon Lightfoot records out for some sage advice. In the next level of the ever-escalating Ben Gordon contract standoff, noted Russian basketball juggernaut CSKA Moscow has reared its ugly head and is reported to be making a substantial offer to the Bulls' shooting guard. The report is dubious on several fronts. First, it comes from a Greek news site ...
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World Hoops Blog — ... - The Real Deal gets in on Ere-gate and throws down some quick NBL knowledge. :: Fanhouse: CSKA Moscow May Have Come Creeping Round the Bulls' Back Stair for Ben Gordon - Yo, Matt. WTF does Gordon Lightfoot have to do with any of this? (More: ...

Note to Ben Gordon's Agent: Making Stuff Up Is Not a Good Negotiating Ploy
FanHouse — ... never officially commented on the rumors that CSKA Moscow was interested in signing him. Well, he no longer has to, because CSKA's GM Andrei Vatutin commented for him. From the Russian newspaper ...

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