Earl Boykins Cut From Virtus Bologna For Contract Violation

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

He was cut from his Italian team and will not get rest of money because of contract violation. Reason for this was he ask for 4 days vacation for Christmas and team refuse, saying it was too much time.

He decide to "strike" and play whole game refusing to shoot the ball and would pass it as soon as he got it and did not want anyone to pass it to him. This was consider breach of contract and he is now cut from team and will lose remainder of his $3.5 millions net contract.

It seem like to me this Italian club treat Boykins as bad as Rockets treat Spanoulis :rolleyes

Anyway, Boykins is now available to go back to NBA and say he will try to return to NBA after this incident make him want to leave Italy.

GM of his team Virtus Bologna (which is same team Manu played on in Italy) claim that team and fans are "enraged" at his behavior.

http://www.tripladoppia.com/td/news/?id=1269&lang=TESTO_ENG&titolonews=TITOLO_ENG


Boykins stats in Italian A League was

46.1 FG%
45.2 3 PT FG%
89.7 FT%

16.3 points per game
3.3 assists per game
2.2 rebounds per game
0.8 steals per game

His team had record of 8-4 in the league. Italian A League is rank as somewhere between # 4-6 of best leagues in Europe.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Told you so.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/56227/20081227/virtus_bologna_to_cut_earl_boykins/

Virtus Bologna will reportedly cut former NBA guard Earl Boykins, according to Talk Basket.net.

"The player has asked us 4 days of holiday, but we did not give them to him," Claudio Sabatini, president of Virtus announced Friday. "However, he decided to fly to US today. This is an unacceptable behavior."

[ChumpDumper]

Told you so.Of course -- it was an Italian report, not a Greek one.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Of course -- it was an Italian report, not a Greek one.

Idiot. Beside it originate from Lithuania. Same site that you have lie about before and say was not legit site, SAME one realgm.com and Euroleague.net use as media partner.

[ChumpDumper]

:lmao

It was an Italian report that talked about the coach's quote to Sky Sports.

Anyway, none of the sources are Greek, so I always believed them.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

:lmao

It was an Italian report that talked about the coach's quote to Sky Sports.

Anyway, none of the sources are Greek, so I always believed them.

You are moron. If Greek media was same as US media then no one in whole world would ever have even heard Greek riots even happened.

[BlackSwordsMan]

greece had a riot?

[Bob Lanier]

It's more like a flare-up. A fire, if you will.

Anyway, I hope the Pistons sign him - the possibilities for smallball are unprecedented! Boykins - Stuckey - Iverson - Hamilton - Prince, can you dig it?

[ChumpDumper]

greece had a riot?:rollin

[DANILO DRASKOVIC]

from eurobasket
It wasn't without consequence Christmas game for Virtus Bologna. Earl Boykins (168-G-76, college: E.Michigan) was scoreless in 17' with only a field goal attempted. The pointguard, in the past days, asked to come back home for 4 days to have some Holydays, but the team denied his request. So, his bad performance, was seen like a kind of strike. Boykins - started likewise to the Usa after the game - and Virtus Bologna will part away in the next days. [read more]

It wasn't without consequence Christmas game for Virtus Bologna. Earl Boykins (168-G-76, college: E.Michigan) was scoreless in 17' with only a field goal attempted. The pointguard, in the past days, asked to come back home for 4 days to have some Holydays, but the team denied his request. So, his bad performance, was seen like a kind of strike.

Boykins - started likewise to the Usa after the game - and Virtus Bologna will part away in the next days. When agents and team staff will find a deal.

[bigdog]

what is greece?

:smokin

[Rogue]

We should sign him? I think it's just what that guy wanna tell us.
Hill is not enough to remind Parker that he is not untradable, we need another PG to keep TP doing good.

[der Kaiser]

He was cut from his Italian team and will not get rest of money because of contract violation. Reason for this was he ask for 4 days vacation for Christmas and team refuse, saying it was too much time.

He decide to "strike" and play whole game refusing to shoot the ball and would pass it as soon as he got it and did not want anyone to pass it to him. This was consider breach of contract and he is now cut from team and will lose remainder of his $3.5 millions net contract.

It seem like to me this Italian club treat Boykins as bad as Rockets treat Spanoulis :rolleyes

Anyway, Boykins is now available to go back to NBA and say he will try to return to NBA after this incident make him want to leave Italy.

GM of his team Virtus Bologna (which is same team Manu played on in Italy) claim that team and fans are "enraged" at his behavior.

http://www.tripladoppia.com/td/news/?id=1269&lang=TESTO_ENG&titolonews=TITOLO_ENG


Boykins stats in Italian A League was

46.1 FG%
45.2 3 PT FG%
89.7 FT%

16.3 points per game
3.3 assists per game
2.2 rebounds per game
0.8 steals per game

His team had record of 8-4 in the league. Italian A League is rank as somewhere between # 4-6 of best leagues in Europe.


Im Sorry I just cant focus with the chick on your sig bouncing all over my computer.

[mountainballer]

You are moron. If Greek media was same as US media then no one in whole world would ever have even heard Greek riots even happened.

news from our ace reporter Comical_Bill_Pana:
http://www.anecdotage.com/pics/comicalali.jpg
Greek has best riot in world.
all media from world lie when say riot in Kongo or Gaza is best.
we have 73 million demonstrators all wild like Ron Artest in Detroit but more because greece.
if this greece rioter would riot in united states, american people will piss pants.
but will not come. because in Greece water tax free come million gallons best water in world used for water cannon.

[Indazone]

:lol

Chumpdumper you crack me up. A meltdown in every post.

[SenorSpur]

If this is true, Boykins is an absolute dumb-ass. Here's a guy that struggled to make it in the NBA. Once he did, he instantly develops a superstar mentality, despite being merely a shooting-guard in a 5'7" package. Dude is a ball-hog, hasn't demonstrated the ability to run a team, and can't play a lick of defense. When he couldn't get a contract here, he parlays his talents into a big $$$ contract in Europe. Yet he wants to act as though he's still in the U.S. This guy has no sense of contractual or team responsibility. What a freaking head case.

[PM5K]

That just doesn't make any sense, and now he wants to come back here, they don't get four days off for Christmas here either.

[SenorSpur]

If I recall, he had trouble finding a gig after Milwaukee released him. There had to be a reason why no one bothered to touch him. I hope he's forced to sit out the remainder of this season.

[ata]

news from our ace reporter Comical_Bill_Pana:
http://www.anecdotage.com/pics/comicalali.jpg
Greek has best riot in world.
all media from world lie when say riot in Kongo or Gaza is best.
we have 73 million demonstrators all wild like Ron Artest in Detroit but more because greece.
if this greece rioter would riot in united states, american people will piss pants.
but will not come. because in Greece water tax free come million gallons best water in world used for water cannon.


The best post ever! :lmao :lmao

I've almost felt of my chair

[Reggie Miller]

The Bottom Line: No matter how you slice it, it's still bologna.

[Doug Collins]

news from our ace reporter Comical_Bill_Pana:
http://www.anecdotage.com/pics/comicalali.jpg
Greek has best riot in world.
all media from world lie when say riot in Kongo or Gaza is best.
we have 73 million demonstrators all wild like Ron Artest in Detroit but more because greece.
if this greece rioter would riot in united states, american people will piss pants.
but will not come. because in Greece water tax free come million gallons best water in world used for water cannon.

Thread over:lol

[ChumpDumper]

Perhaps the Euro press has prematurely ejaculated once more....Must have been a Greek report after all.

Agent: Boykins to stay in Italy

By Marc Stein

Updated: December 29, 2008, 5:17 PM ET

The agent for veteran guard Earl Boykins said Monday that Boykins is on his way back to Italy despite overseas reports that he would be leaving his Italian club and possibly returning to the NBA.

Cleveland-based Mark Termini told ESPN.com that Boykins will be rejoining Virtus Bologna this week after Boykins ignored his club's denial of a request to return to the United States for a four-day break at Christmas.

"Earl flew home [to Cleveland] due to a medical situation with his young son," Termini said. "The club preferred to have his child receive treatment in Italy, but that was not comfortable for Earl and his family."

Boykins was one of 11 established NBA players to sign with European teams over the summer and has been one of the most successful of the high-profile recruits. Bologna is in second place in Italy's top division (Serie A) and unbeaten in European competition this season since signing Boykins to a one-year deal with sponsorship and marketing provisions that, according to Termini, made Boykins the highest-paid player in Italy this season at $3.5 million.

Virtus president Claudio Sabatini was quoted on Italian television last week as describing Boykins' decision to fly back to the States without permission as "unacceptable behavior."

"We have clear ideas on what we have to do," Sabatini added, leading to widespread speculation that Boykins would soon be released by Bologna and thus become a candidate to be signed by an NBA team.

Termini, though, insisted that the 5-foot-5 guard "remains under contract" in Italy.

"We will further discuss the matter with club management after his arrival back in Bologna," Termini said.

In 12 league games as Bologna's leading scorer, Boykins has averaged 16.3 points in 31.7 minutes, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, 45.2 on 3-pointers and 89.9 percent from the line. Bologna is scheduled to face first-place Montepaschi Siena (12-0) on the road Sunday.

In the FIBA EuroChallenge -- Europe's third-tier club competion behind the Euroleague and ULEB Cup -- Bologna is 4-0 and leading its group, with Boykins averaging 15.5 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Of the 11 players to sign abroad this summer, Boykins was one of just four who played almost exclusively in the NBA before heading overseas, joining Josh Childress (Atlanta to Greece), Jannero Pargo (New Orleans to Russia) and Carlos Arroyo (Orlando to Israel).

Childress spurned a five-year offer worth an estimated $33 million from the Atlanta Hawks to sign a three-year deal worth at least $20 million from Greek power Olympiacos. With the Orlando Magic signing Anthony Johnson in the summer to serve as Jameer Nelson's backup, Arroyo chose to sign a three-year deal with Israeli giants Maccabi Tel-Aviv that will pay him $2.5 million net per season, with Maccabi covering Arroyo's taxes.

Childress and Arroyo each have an escape provision in their contracts which enables them to return to the NBA after each of the next two seasons if they choose. As for Pargo, it emerged earlier this month that multiple NBA teams, according to front-office sources, are monitoring the crippling effect of the global economic crisis in Russia in hopes that Pargo will wind up returning to the league before the end of this season.

Boykins, 32, had a breakout season offensively in 2006-07, averaging nearly 15 points per game for Denver and Milwaukee. But a limited free-agent market for rotation players in the summer of 2007 -- after he opted out of the final year of his contract with the Bucks at $3 million -- prompted Boykins to wait until late January before signing with the Charlotte Bobcats.

Boykins wound up playing in 36 games for the Bobcats, but he averaged just 5.1 points and shot below 40 percent from the floor (.355) for the first time since establishing himself as a full-time NBA player with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2001-02.

Boykins' deal includes income from Bologna's sponsorship and marketing arms, which is not an option for NBA players because of salary-cap restrictions.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3798680

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Perhaps the Euro press has prematurely ejaculated once more....Must have been a Greek report after all.

Agent: Boykins to stay in Italy

By Marc Stein

Updated: December 29, 2008, 5:17 PM ET

The agent for veteran guard Earl Boykins said Monday that Boykins is on his way back to Italy despite overseas reports that he would be leaving his Italian club and possibly returning to the NBA.

Cleveland-based Mark Termini told ESPN.com that Boykins will be rejoining Virtus Bologna this week after Boykins ignored his club's denial of a request to return to the United States for a four-day break at Christmas.

"Earl flew home [to Cleveland] due to a medical situation with his young son," Termini said. "The club preferred to have his child receive treatment in Italy, but that was not comfortable for Earl and his family."

Boykins was one of 11 established NBA players to sign with European teams over the summer and has been one of the most successful of the high-profile recruits. Bologna is in second place in Italy's top division (Serie A) and unbeaten in European competition this season since signing Boykins to a one-year deal with sponsorship and marketing provisions that, according to Termini, made Boykins the highest-paid player in Italy this season at $3.5 million.

Virtus president Claudio Sabatini was quoted on Italian television last week as describing Boykins' decision to fly back to the States without permission as "unacceptable behavior."

"We have clear ideas on what we have to do," Sabatini added, leading to widespread speculation that Boykins would soon be released by Bologna and thus become a candidate to be signed by an NBA team.

Termini, though, insisted that the 5-foot-5 guard "remains under contract" in Italy.

"We will further discuss the matter with club management after his arrival back in Bologna," Termini said.

In 12 league games as Bologna's leading scorer, Boykins has averaged 16.3 points in 31.7 minutes, shooting 46.4 percent from the floor, 45.2 on 3-pointers and 89.9 percent from the line. Bologna is scheduled to face first-place Montepaschi Siena (12-0) on the road Sunday.

In the FIBA EuroChallenge -- Europe's third-tier club competion behind the Euroleague and ULEB Cup -- Bologna is 4-0 and leading its group, with Boykins averaging 15.5 points, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

Of the 11 players to sign abroad this summer, Boykins was one of just four who played almost exclusively in the NBA before heading overseas, joining Josh Childress (Atlanta to Greece), Jannero Pargo (New Orleans to Russia) and Carlos Arroyo (Orlando to Israel).

Childress spurned a five-year offer worth an estimated $33 million from the Atlanta Hawks to sign a three-year deal worth at least $20 million from Greek power Olympiacos. With the Orlando Magic signing Anthony Johnson in the summer to serve as Jameer Nelson's backup, Arroyo chose to sign a three-year deal with Israeli giants Maccabi Tel-Aviv that will pay him $2.5 million net per season, with Maccabi covering Arroyo's taxes.

Childress and Arroyo each have an escape provision in their contracts which enables them to return to the NBA after each of the next two seasons if they choose. As for Pargo, it emerged earlier this month that multiple NBA teams, according to front-office sources, are monitoring the crippling effect of the global economic crisis in Russia in hopes that Pargo will wind up returning to the league before the end of this season.

Boykins, 32, had a breakout season offensively in 2006-07, averaging nearly 15 points per game for Denver and Milwaukee. But a limited free-agent market for rotation players in the summer of 2007 -- after he opted out of the final year of his contract with the Bucks at $3 million -- prompted Boykins to wait until late January before signing with the Charlotte Bobcats.

Boykins wound up playing in 36 games for the Bobcats, but he averaged just 5.1 points and shot below 40 percent from the floor (.355) for the first time since establishing himself as a full-time NBA player with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2001-02.

Boykins' deal includes income from Bologna's sponsorship and marketing arms, which is not an option for NBA players because of salary-cap restrictions.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3798680

You fucking moron. It was report in Spain he was begging TAU to sign him for $500,000 after Virtus cut him and he was told no. TAU sign Ilievsky instead. And no NBA teams wanted him so he had to cry back to Virtus to keep him.

And this article admit lies of US press. They say they are hoping Pargo would not be paid. They have had to already change lies from before that he was not being paid after Pargo went in Russia newspaper and say it was not true what US reports was saying.

[monosylab1k]

It seem like to me this Italian club treat Boykins as bad as Rockets treat Spanoulis :rolleyes

Yeah but according to your stats Boykins played pretty well. V-Span played like ass for the Rockets.

[ChumpDumper]

You fucking moron. It was report in Spain he was begging TAU to sign him for $500,000 after Virtus cut him and he was told no. TAU sign Ilievsky instead. And no NBA teams wanted him so he had to cry back to Virtus to keep him.

And this article admit lies of US press. They say they are hoping Pargo would not be paid. They have had to already change lies from before that he was not being paid after Pargo went in Russia newspaper and say it was not true what US reports was saying.So where is the official announcement that he has been released from Bologna?

I'm just posting articles. I make no claims, except that Greeks are filthy liars.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Yeah but according to your stats Boykins played pretty well. V-Span played like ass for the Rockets.

WRONG

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[Kill_Bill_Pana]

So where is the official announcement that he has been released from Bologna?

I'm just posting articles. I make no claims, except that Greeks are filthy liars.

You idiot you cannot even read. It was in ESPN article that Virtus GM say he will be release and then Boykins agent say otherwise and they will talk about it later with team. You cannot even accept what ESPN article say.

TRUE STORY he was cut for bad behavior and then beg to TAU to sign him and they would not and he then ask some NBA teams to sign him and none would offer contract to him at time, now after this his agent and him is saying about his sick son and is trying to get Virtus to forgive him.

I still think Virtus treat him badly by not letting him have holiday for family but also since then Boykins and his agent have act like little spoil brats.

[ChumpDumper]

No article said he was actually released from the team.

Read the ESPN article before telling us what it said:


Virtus president Claudio Sabatini was quoted on Italian television last week as describing Boykins' decision to fly back to the States without permission as "unacceptable behavior."

"We have clear ideas on what we have to do," Sabatini added, leading to widespread speculation that Boykins would soon be released by Bologna and thus become a candidate to be signed by an NBA team."Widespread speculation" from Greeks and those posing as Greeks, surely.

If you have a link to the official announcement of Boykins' release, by all means post it.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

No article said he was actually released from the team.

Read the ESPN article before telling us what it said:

"Widespread speculation" from Greeks and those posing as Greeks, surely.

If you have a link to the official announcement of Boykins' release, by all means post it.

I already posted it you moron. I am ignoring you.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

I already posted it you moron. I am ignoring you.

You posted that they will most likely release him, not that they have released him.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

You posted that they will most likely release him, not that they have released him.

WRONG

[ChumpDumper]

You posted that they will most likely release him, not that they have released him.RIGHT

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

RIGHT

That is enough. I must ignore you. You have only purpose to make others feel bad and twist their words.

[ChumpDumper]

You suck at ignoring.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

WRONG

It seems as though you're having trouble with your past and future tenses.

[ChumpDumper]

So help me out here, Killbilly -- if Boykins was cut from Virtus over a week ago, why is he playing for them right now?

http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/basketball/serie-a/2008-2009/montepaschi-si-la-fortezza-bologna-263441.html

[Texas_Ranger]

^^ Wow...Romain Sato also plays.:rollin

[Sissiborgo]

Looks like Boykins ain't doing well at the moment!

[AnotherArgie]

^^ Wow...Romain Sato also plays.:rollin

Nice game by Sato: 37 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists.

[ChumpDumper]

As I was asking for the official announcement regarding the release of Boykins, I will in turn provide the official box score proving that Boykins was in fact not released and played today for Virtus:

http://195.56.77.210/game/63734.html

Greek poster and media is lies!

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

As I was asking for the official announcement regarding the release of Boykins, I will in turn provide the official box score proving that Boykins was in fact not released and played today for Virtus:

http://195.56.77.210/game/63734.html

Greek poster and media is lies!

You fucking idiot. I already say many posts earlier he was come back to them because he could not sign with TAU. You fucking idiot learn to read.

[ChumpDumper]

He was never cut.

You is lies.

[SmellyFeet]

Greek is lies, for shure.

Buttsex.