Politics and sports - Hadadi banned from playing in the NBA

[Darthkiller2]

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/basketball/news?slug=aw-nbairan081608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns


Hamed Ehadadi is not allowed to enter nba because he is iranian .

 

[Dtown2]

Wow that sucks. The NBA seems to be going to bat for him though, even though most scouts have him as pretty limited, so that's good.

 

[elaj2]

BEIJING – As interest has grown in the NBA over signing 7-foot-2 Iranian Olympian Hamed Ehadadi, the league office has sent a letter to its 30 teams instructing that they are forbidden to even discuss a contract with Ehadadi, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

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 prohibits a person or organization in the United States from engaging in business dealings with Iranian nationals.”

They should go all fuck themselfs with politics dictating players future. Scums.

My msg to Ehadadi: "Fuck NBA, go to Europe."

 

[jugoplastika2]

My msg to Ehadadi: "Fuck NBA, go to Europe."

I totaly agree.

 

[Khalid802]

That's really unfair!!
I consider the NBA under David Stern to be a respectable organization that doesn't mix politics with sports (It seems though that this issue is bigger than the NBA).
I was really hopeful that Haddadi might get a chance to play in the NBA cuz he truly deserves it and he has stated that his dream was to play in the NBA.

 

[rikhardur2]

It's really a disappointing decision for Hadadi and sports in general. As elaj wrote he should come and play in Europe instead, then the NBA will regret not allowing him in the league

 

[JGX2]

That's a misleading title. It's not the NBA banning him, it's the government. The article says that the NBA is trying to get permission from the government, but is warning the teams that it's illegal to negotiate with him until they get the license.
[Title changed. rikhardur]

 

[Fedfan2]

I agree with JGX,it's the country's laws that ban it.But if there is will,there is always a way,so if they really want to sign,they will find a hole in the law I'm sure.

 

[c_fish2]

Alright! The fight for freedom is continuing
Ooops, sorry, I just mixed sports and politics
ArnoldPB do you see?

 

[BBallfanJ2]

Michael Ri all over again.

 

[alermac2]

I agree with JGX,it's the country's laws that ban it.But if there is will,there is always a way,so if they really want to sign,they will find a hole in the law I'm sure.

It's the same law that banned Americans who were playing pro in Iran a year ago. I hope Stern can fix this, at least as an exception, or that Hadadi accepts the idea of playing in Europe (somebody will surely be interested).

 

[kestas2]

It's the same law that banned Americans who were playing pro in Iran a year ago. I hope Stern can fix this

of course he can do that. OR he can fill the press with "analyst" reports of how "not good enough" Ehadadi is in hope that he goes to Europe and underperforms there - that'd make him and US officials happy
btw, Iranian stance on this is very promising. but is there any certainty he'd be allowed to play for the NT if he went to NBA?

 

[mohsena26312]

are americans that stupid ?

this way, I hope he doesn't wait for NBA and chose euroleague instead

 

[LuDux2]

It's the same law that banned Americans who were playing pro in Iran a year ago. I hope Stern can fix this, at least as an exception, or that Hadadi accepts the idea of playing in Europe (somebody will surely be interested).

Stern is good, but he's not "change US foreign policy" good

 

[Charbel Sakr2]

are americans that stupid ?

this way, I hope he doesn't wait for NBA and chose euroleague instead

Its NOT the NBA's fault and Ehaddadi wasnt going to be anything special in the NBA. He must go to the euroleague now where he can play more than he would in the NBA

 

[seigle422]

that was sucks! if he is iranian, he can't allow to play in nba??

wow. nba allow only eastern asian like in china, japan and korean even have half-filipino there, it so biased!

 

[goga782]

Some of you guys should rather get to know the actual situation. After the Iranian ayatolla regime took American embassy employees as hostages, after the attack at US Marines in Lebanon, which cost hunderds of lives, there are no diplomatic relations between both countries. Furthermore, both consider each other to be hostile. Even though, the United States sent humanitarian help to Iran after the earthquake that completely erased Bam.
Thus, the legal issues don't allow US organisations to take Iranian residents as employees. This is the regular practise anywhere in the world. Some NBA teams could probably be interested in one single Iranian individual but thecore issue is the (missing) relationship between two states.

c_fish, your pseudo-ironic remark about "freemdom for fight" is ridicolous and has nothing to do with reality. It isn't like Hamed Ehadadi is suddenly a victim of US disposal of treting Iranian individuals.

 

[lrangels2]

Some of you guys should rather get to know the actual situation. After the Iranian ayatolla regime took American embassy employees as hostages, after the attack at US Marines in Lebanon, which cost hunderds of lives, there are no diplomatic relations between both countries. Furthermore, both consider each other to be hostile. Even though, the United States sent humanitarian help to Iran after the earthquake that completely erased Bam.
Thus, the legal issues don't allow US organisations to take Iranian residents as employees. This is the regular practise anywhere in the world. Some NBA teams could probably be interested in one single Iranian individual but thecore issue is the (missing) relationship between two states.

c_fish, your pseudo-ironic remark about "freemdom for fight" is ridicolous and has nothing to do with reality. It isn't like Hamed Ehadadi is suddenly a victim of US disposal of treting Iranian individuals.

I agree. The situation here is more resembled with Michael Ri of North Korea because of the economic embargo the US enforced on Iran which started in the late 70s during the rise of Komeni.

It is stupid indeed because it takes away the chance to play basketball at the highest level, but American organizations, including NBA, is just simply taking precautionary measures of engaging business with countries the US have economic embargoes with. That's because these organization are risking prosecution from the federal government, which could force them to close down.

 

[damelo2]

Something fun about US and North Korea is that the only north Korean allowed to live in the US is reverend Moon, who founded the so called sect... he is a personnal friend of Georges H Bush, I read it in some book about Bush family relationships. (Eric Laurent)
Please note this post is purely politic, and doesn't mix sports and politics.

Anyway, don't expect Iran and US to clear all off, as the US once thought about attacking Iran, used to arm Iraq to attack Iran(while maybe arming Iran also?) and, well, are not very Islam friendly when the named islamist have nationalized their Oil and taken off all western concessions.
Then, Ehadadi situation have nothing to do with sport, but with diplomacy. And, it may not be easy to warm up those relationships.

 

[Czarkazem132]

That's really unfair!!
I consider the NBA under David Stern to be a respectable organization that doesn't mix politics with sports (It seems though that this issue is bigger than the NBA).
I was really hopeful that Haddadi might get a chance to play in the NBA cuz he truly deserves it and he has stated that his dream was to play in the NBA.

It's more the government then him, though can he play for Toronto?

are americans that stupid ?

this way, I hope he doesn't wait for NBA and chose euroleague instead

I guess we are as stupid as an athlete going to the Olympics and refusing to compete against a certain nation and having to quit...

Personally, I don't think he'll be that special in the EL if he goes there.

that was sucks! if he is iranian, he can't allow to play in nba??

wow. nba allow only eastern asian like in china, japan and korean even have half-filipino there, it so biased!

Lebanese owners...

And they did try to get Fadi El Khatib.


Either way, this sucks. In a perfect world no player should be denied to play because of what nation he is from. Of course we don't live in a perfect world, we live on Earth...