Iranian basketball player barred from NBA.
Iranian basketball player barred from NBA.
A few NBA teams have reportedly reached out to Iranian basketball prospect Hamed Ehadadi to discuss a possible transfer to the United States. But, current federal law prohibits the teams from negotiating with Ehadadi:
In the letter, which was sent Friday, NBA legal counsel wrote: “It has come to our attention that representatives of Hamed Ehadadi, an Iranian basketball player, may be contacting NBA teams to discuss the possibility of signing Mr. Ehadadi to an NBA player contract.
“We have been advised that a federal statue (sic) prohibits a person or organization in the United States from engaging in business dealings with Iranian nationals.”
The NBA is applying to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control for a license that, “if granted,” would allow teams to negotiate with Ehadadi.
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Well, that ought to keep the NSA busy for awhile.
PEACE
August 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pmDon’t look for logic in the Bushtapo foreign policies; it doesn’t exist.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:21 pmIranian basketball player barred from NBA.
– - Isn’t that a rather deep zone defense, even for the NBA?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pmthey’ll get their license… and hopefully they’ll get it by bringing up all the trade deals already in the works…
got cigarrettes?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pmDamn you George!!! All this poor boy wanted to do was play a little basketball.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:26 pmThis has to do with money, so it will be solved within weeks. If this had something to do with diplomacy, we’d be here for years.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pmZimzone Says: “Don’t look for logic in the Bushtapo foreign policies; it doesn’t exist.”
Hey, Man. It makes sense to me. If Sadam Hussien can hide his MWDs in his little sheet, just think what that Dude could cram into a basketball!
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pmBut Iran does not mind having American players hired by Iranian Basketball teams.
But these American players who are now playing in Iran are banned from doing so under the same statute.
Iranians love US basketball,and this will be a nice start to have a dialogue between Iranians and Americans just like we did with Chinese ping-pong team under Nixon Administration which lead to a very fruitful and successful relationship between US & China.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pmWaitaminnit — how come we can get baseball players from Cuba, but we can’t get basketball players from Iran? Is it that the player has to “defect” first and renounce his former country?
Somehow, contracting an Iranian basketball player to play in the NBA just doesn’t seem on a par with doing business with Iranian corporations.
Oh, and TP — I think you mean “federal statute”, not “federal statue”. Unless the Statue of Liberty is these prohibitions.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pmoops — I meant “is MAKING these prohibitions”.
Nothing like making a mistake while pointing out the mistake of another…
August 18th, 2008 at 2:30 pm.
Keeping that WAR OF TERROR alive!
Be afraid, be very afraid of basketball wielding Iranian Nationals.
Code ORANGE!!!
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August 18th, 2008 at 2:31 pmmisshusseinmolly,
The typo you pointed out is in the original article that way. What TP should do is put a little “(sic)” after it, so we know it wasn’t their mistake. I’m sure they hear enough grief over their own typos, they don’t need to take any for someone else’s. :)
August 18th, 2008 at 2:35 pmI’d love to see Bush go against Obama in a game of HORSE.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:37 pm“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.”
– - No, statue is correct. They were referring to the Statue of Liberty.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:38 pmWhat raynman said at 9.
August 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm“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.”
Well of course. He’ll probably try to sneak a nuke in under his jersey.
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August 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pmThey should just follow the Halliburton Playbook
step one: set up a subsidiary of the NBA and an agency in Dubai.
step two: ????
step three: profit
August 18th, 2008 at 2:46 pmCan Mr. Ehadadi apply for citizenship in another country, one with whom we can do business?
August 18th, 2008 at 2:58 pmWAS,
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pmThere’s always Iraq.
This tall-a**ed Iranian dude is either with us or agin us. Can’t you understand simple Englich?
Seriously, as a serious sports fan…I’d love to be able to watch this guy play somewhere. But watching him on Iranian Tee Vee is probably a terrist act, so…
August 18th, 2008 at 3:08 pmdeebaser wrote:
step two: ????
That’s the part where they kill everything in sight for a few weeks. Can’t leave THAT out.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:10 pmDaddy-O Says:
deebaser wrote:
step two: ????
That’s the part where they kill everything in sight for a few weeks. Can’t leave THAT out.
I thought it was the part where they steal everybody’s underpants.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:11 pmgood_golly2 Says: “This is the same sort of law that made Bobby Fischer’s re-match with Borris Spatsky a crime. Stupid. Congress needs to do something.”
It is up to us, the voters, to do something in November before Congress will do anything. We all claim George WTF is insane because he expects different results from identical actions. Why should we expect this Congress to do anything constructive without some different action.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:27 pm“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.”
- – No, statue is correct. They were referring to the Statue of Liberty.
No No No the statue of liberty play is football
August 18th, 2008 at 3:43 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
Oh, and TP — I think you mean “federal statute”, not “federal statue”. Unless the Statue of Liberty is these prohibitions.
Man…can you imagine going to the rack strong with the Statue of Liberty guarding the rim? Talk about not in my house! And think of the dunking!
Hmmm…would she have to play in the WNBA?
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pmBoy, that’ll sure show them there EyeRainiens that we mean bidnitz.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pmA little “grease money” is all it will take for the NBA to get what it wants, our politicians are easily bought.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pmOh, this is a good one. The NBA is run internally by Zionists and David Stern would be damned if he had an Iranian on the court as a “smiley face” for the Iranian people. Since Stern already has issues with refs gambling on/throwing games, mass speculation that the NBA Lottery is rigged internally…which he all denies except in the case of the one ref who was caught. Then along with enforcing a player dress code, the commish is going to say one thing with this, but will let the politics play out before ever letting Hamed Ehdadi in the league.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:59 pmWayne A. Schneider Says:
misshusseinmolly,
The typo you pointed out is in the original article that way. What TP should do is put a little “(sic)” after it, so we know it wasn’t their mistake. I’m sure they hear enough grief over their own typos, they don’t need to take any for someone else’s. :)
I didn’t see it before, but the (sic) is there now.
I like the idea of a statue that prohibits doing business with Iran. Wonder what it looks like? Cheney whacking off into a turban? (Yes I realize I probably made a lot of people just lose their appetite…)
August 18th, 2008 at 4:08 pmraynman Says:
This has to do with money, so it will be solved within weeks. If this had something to do with diplomacy, we’d be here for years.
Exactly to be more accurate it has to do with a RICH MANS money so you can BET it will be solved fairly quickly.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:23 pmGo ahead and make jokes about it, but this guy has been illegally enriching his low-post moves for a long time, and he’s now about 12 months away from developing the sky hook. No, really. Throw on top of that the fact that his stated goal is to wipe the Lakers off the face of first place in the Pacific Division, and you get a better sense of the danger.
August 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pmcazzie, is he also developing an enriched crossover? How about his passing secrets to Hezbollah skills? Can he block out in the post-Israeli era?
August 18th, 2008 at 5:54 pmRUCerious – exactly! Plus, it’s been pretty well confirmed he’s been in Africa seeking large quantities of yellow headbands. He wants to block shots here so he doesn’t have to block them over there. Is he a threat? Do he, a point guard and a small forward constitute an axis of evil? Facing clear evidence of peril, we can’t wait for the final proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a shattered backboard.
August 18th, 2008 at 6:59 pmI would like to point out that “federal statutes” doesn’t restrict the Toronto Raptors from picking this guy up.
August 19th, 2008 at 4:25 amThe Knicks are so bad, I’d sign Bin Laden if I thought he could hit the 3 consistently.
August 20th, 2008 at 9:13 am