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Mike James’s days at CSKA Moscow club are numbered. This was confirmed by CSKA president Andrei Vatutin in an interview.
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CSKA officially confirmed on Monday that head coach Dimitris Itoudis has extended his contract with the club until 2023. When asked if this meant the end of James’ career at CSKA, Vatutin made it clear that was the case. .
“Obviously, while Dimitris is at the club, Mike cannot be with us,” Vatutin said in an interview with Match TV.
In May last year, it was announced that CSKA had signed a new three-year contract with James, so it is clear that the contract with the basketball player will have to be terminated.
Since 2019 James, who played for the Russian national team, will finish this season in the ranks of the Brooklyn Nets.
“I wouldn’t change a thing,” Vatutin asked when asked if he could have blocked James from the NBA. “This decision was made by the coach and the relationship between the two was not the best.”
“Sometimes it happens in families when a spark ignites a fire. Even I don’t know all the details myself, but both parties see this story from their side. Until very recently, I had hoped that a solution would be found, but obviously not.
Mike is a man with his own character traits, he congratulated me on being in the final four and was delighted with his success in the NBA.
It was not possible to predict this problem. There were no problems with him, there were no controversies before the contract was extended. At that time, not only CSKA but also other Euroleague clubs wanted to see him on their team as well. It is a pity that such a situation has arisen, “Vatutin added.
The CSKA president was also asked if there were any plans to impose a significant financial penalty on the basketball player. Although there was a basis, Vatutin said he took no such action.
“This question has three parts to answer,” Vatutin said. – First, legal: the violations committed by James were recorded in a specific protocol. There was a case in the locker room at the time, after which I was able to fine Mike or even terminate the contract, but we were hoping the dispute could be resolved. “
“At the time, Mike suffered two serious family losses, so we didn’t want to financially punish him. Punishment would have been useless. For a person with 2 million. contract, 50 thousand. the fine is nothing.
Third, there are certain agreements in the Euroleague. It is possible to propose a specific sanction, but it cannot go beyond certain limits, ”Vatutin continued.
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