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Delfino Lands in Europe's Second League

Last summer, Europe was a threat for indignant NBA stars like Andrei Kirilenko. This year, the Old World leagues are having a measure of actual NBA impact, grabbing a would-be one-and-done teenager and pulling NBA-level players like Juan Carlos Navarro and Jorge Garbajosa. Add Carlos Delfino, as a Hebrew-to-English...

Jorge Garbajosa, Raptors Break Up

Typically, player contract buy-outs in the NBA come solely for financial considerations. The heaviest spate of buy-out action came in 2006, when the league instituted its limited amnesty program, allowing teams like Dallas to save some luxury tax cash by cutting overpaid men like Michael Finley loose. Rarely -- Steve...

Raptors Sue Spanish Basketball Over Garbo

The Jorge Garbajosa saga continues to bode poorly for NBA-FIBA relations, as the Raptors have sued the Spanish basketball federation over an insurance pay-out tied to Garbo's injury and subsequent appearance on behalf of Spain in the 2007 European Championship.Garbo's broke his leg last spring and missed the Raptors...

Teammates Don't Begrudge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa ignored the advice of the Raptors and played in the European championship this summer. Even though that decision has backfired -- the team now claims that he needs another surgery before his leg will completely heal -- and his 2007-08 season may be completely derailed, don't expect to hear any bitterness...

In the End, Garbajosa Screwed the Raptors

This Jorge Garbajosa thing has taken several turns toward farce. Over the weekend, we found out Garbo would be seeing a specialist on Monday; he did so, and the result is another surgery on his broken leg and likely the end of the season for one of Toronto's vital cogs. We knew the insurance issues -- Spanish basketball...