NBA bans talks with Iranian hoopster
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Another interesting piece from Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowsk: As interest has grown in the NBA over signing 7-foot-2 Iranian Olympian Hamed Ehadadi, the league office has sent a letter to its 30 teams instructing that they are forbidden to even discuss a contract with Ehadadi, Yahoo! Sports has learned. Politics abound in all forms of sports, and it isn’t limited to the field of play. ...
Rumors and Free Agent Updates - D Wade's Near Riot Edition
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... There has been quite a bit of interest in the 7-foot-2 center on the Iranian National team named Hamed Ehadadi. In response, the league office has sent a letter to its 30 teams instructing that they are forbidden to even discuss a contract with Ehadadi. The NBA is applying to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control for a license that would allow teams to negotiate with the Iranian center but until then, no franchise is allowed to do so. When asked if he had been in contact with NBA teams Ehadadi said that he had talked to two or three. One team believed to be ...
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Hamed Hadadi vs the US Government
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... Unfortunately signing an Iranian is not as easy as signing a Spanish player (and as Memphis knows signing Spaniards isn't that easy). Hadadi is an unrestricted free agent. That is clear. However, the NBA has contacted all 30 teams and informed them “We have been advised that a federal statue prohibits a person or organization in the United States from engaging in business dealings with Iranian nationals” according to Yahoo Sports. ...
Being Iranian can get you barred from the NBA
Hail Mary Jane —
Imagine that you are a young man who’s only dream is to make it to the NBA. You have all the tools, you have the height and you have the skills.
The only thing that’s stopping you, is the country your from.
Hold on a second, the NBA is in the United States right? The US is supposed to be land of the brave and the home of the free. Employers here are supposed to be unbiased and everyone is supposed to have equal opportunity to get all jobs right?
I guess the Federal Government and the NBA don’t count.
A few teams have been interested in Iranian center Hamed Ehadadi, but it doesn’t look like they are ...
