
July 29, 2011
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The National Basketball Players Association announced Friday that FIBA has cleared NBA players to play overseas. Below is the official statement:
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"The NBPA and our players are gratified by today's announcement by FIBA, although it comes as no surprise. We have consistently advised our members that in the event of a lockout they would have the right to be compensated for playing basketball irrespective of whether they were under contract to an NBA team or not. We have encouraged all of our players to pursue such opportunities and will continue to do so. In the face of the economic pressure that the NBA has attempted to exert by imposing a lockout, our players are unified and eager to demonstrate that the NBA's tactics will be unsuccessful."
Statement courtesy NBPA