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Who Planted the Gordon to CSKA Moscow Story?
Andrew Wamboldt Five days ago, a story circulated out from the Greek media that CSKA Moscow was offering Ben Gordon $5.5 million for his services. Then on Friday, the general manager of CSKA Moscow came out saying that they were not having any negotiations with Ben Gordon. So this should be the end all be all, Gordon’s agent made up a story about Gordon getting an offer from CSKA ...
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BallerBlogger.com — ... DaBullz.com:  “Why would the Raymond Brothers start a rumor that Ben Gordon is being offered less to play in Russia than he is by the Bulls? That only hurts Gordon’s value and gives him absolutely no leverage against the Bulls. Raymond Brothers can’t be that dumb, otherwise they wouldn’t have the clients they do today. This type of story, however, would serve the agenda of Jerry Reindsorf and the Bulls front office quite well. This type of story damages Gordon’s value, even if the Greek story were to not be refuted later. The refutation by the general manager of CSKA ...

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