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Who's You Haddadi? Iranian Basketballer Banned From NBA [NBA]
Who's You Haddadi? Iranian Basketballer Banned From NBA [NBA]
If any of you pro basketball fans were watching Iran play in the Olympics and thought to yourself that Hamed Haddadi might be a good addition to your team, you can put those dreams to bed. Haddadi, who has averaged 16 points in four games in Beijing, has been advised that the NBA office has forbidden teams from entering contract talks with him. Because he's obviously a terrorist. I'm kidding, ...
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Iranian Center Now the Grizzlies’ Haddadi
Larry Brown Sports — ... Deadspin had the story recently that Iranian center Hamed Haddadi would not be able to play in the U.S. unless his club got a license to negotiate with one of our teams. Apparently someone’s jumped through those hoops, because the 23-year-old Iranian has ...

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The Grizz have inked Iranian center Hamed Haddadi.
Hamed Haddadi signs with Memphis Grizzlies, NBA
Well, that didn’t take long at all. Just over a week after Hamed Haddadi (ha-MED ha-DAHD-dee) was cleared to talk and negotiate with NBA teams, the 7-2, 254lb center from Iran reportedly has signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. If Haddadi makes the team, he will become the first Iranian player in the NBA. It was [...]