ajc.com - 7/23/2008
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If you thought the tango Josh Childress danced with Olympiakos was simply a negotiating ploy, you were wrong. Childress is still in Athens and won’t leave without making a decision on his immediate future. At least three people close to him are convinced that he is “gone.” There has been no official word, of course, but that could come as early as this morning
The Running of the Free Agents Begins?
emptythebench.com 7/23/2008 — The Unuted States’ National Basketball Association has long been the world’s preeminent basketball league. This is the country that invented the sport, and it’s highest league is supposed to be where every basketball player the world over aspires to play. United States basketball has lost some of its luster in recent years though. Will premier players start to defect?
Childress leaving Hawks to join Greek franchise
ajc.com 7/23/2008 — Restricted free agent confirms signing with Olympiakos of Greece By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/23/08 Atlanta Hawks fans won't have to fret over the fate of restricted free agent swingman Josh Childress anymore. ...
Childress leaves Hawks for Greece
ajc.com 7/23/2008 — Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the closet as a true Atlanta sports fan, things go even crazier than they’ve gone in the past 15 months. Former Hawks swingman Josh Childress has signed with Olympiakos...
First the Franchise; Now the Mascot, Too?
slamonline.com 7/23/2008 — Clay Bennett and his business partners, in one fell swoop, snatched up a franchise that had been a Seattle mainstay for four decades. They’re taking the team with them back to Oklahoma City; and along with the players, coaches, jerseys, and basketballs, there’s also this always hard-to-define “legacy” thing they threw in the deal. Well, it ...