by Brandon Ribak on July 4, 2009
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Breaking news has been reported that Hedo Turkoglu took a 360 degree turn, signing with the Toronto Raptors instead of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Originally, it was believed that Turk would be signing a hefty contract with the Blazers, especially after a verbal commitment was given to the organization.
The very next day Hedo called Portland and told them that he was having “second thoughts”. (It was reported that Turk liked Portland, but his wife fell in love with Toronto.)
The Raptors contract consists of a five-year $53 million deal in which Turkoglu will join heads with All-Star Chris Bosh, Spaniard Jose Calderon, and Italian Andrea Bargnani. [click to continue…]
by The Boss on January 13, 2009
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1/13/09
Some people don’t have any luck. Eddy Curry, who finally made it back on the court after being sidelined with injuries, has been accused of not paying his cleaning bill, and now the NY Times and NY Post are both reporting that Curry is being sued by his former driver for sexual harassment and failure to pay thousands of dollars in back pay. The driver, Dave Kuchinsky, claims through his lawyer that Curry not only owed him over $90,000 in back wages and personal debts, but also made lewd and racially offensive remarks to the driver when he dropped his pants in front of Kuchinsky on two different occasions. [click to continue…]