January 22, 2010


It was just a month or so ago that Bobby Knight blasted Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari saying that he did not understand how Calipari could still be coaching.  (see http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/knight-criticizes-calipari/)  No one would ever want to benefit from a disaster like we are now witnessing in Haiti, but the work of John Calipari to raise money for the earthquake victims of Haiti will take some of the focus off of Knight's words. John Calipari deserves, and gets, some good ink:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=dw-ukhaiti012110&prov=yhoo

Related practice note:  A good agent always looks for opportunities in which his/her clients can give back to the community.



Here's a good example of how a guaranteed contract benefits a player the team no longer wants around.

Georges Laraque has a no movement clause in his 3 year contract with the NHL's Montreal Canadiens.  The team has decided to do without his services in this second year of his $4.5 million contract.  Due to the presence of the clause he cannot be placed on waivers or sent to the American Hockey League, and he will remain on the roster and receive his salary for the year.  The Canadiens could also buy out the final contract year.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=514481



The Boston Celtics' Glen Davis was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for shouting an obscenity at a heckling fan.  Radio and TV audiences were treated to loud and clear inappropriate language with sexual references.  The fan said that he would file a complaint.
http://www.nesn.com/2010/01/glen-davis-fined-for-inappropriate-comment-to-heckler-during-wednesdays-game.html


                        Glen "Big Baby" Davis