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HOUSTON — Adios, Billy Hunter.
Today, after the players’ union’s annual All-Star meeting, Derek Fisher announced that the National Basketball Players Association has terminated the employment of Hunter.
Additionally, the union has elected new leadership.
Good Westbrook, Bad Westbrook will certainly be the title of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of our time.
The only problem is that Russell Westbrook is the one that’s writing it.
He’s at it again, and while the root of the incident itself is relatively minor, the bigger picture looms large over the Oklahoma City Thunder’s championship quest.
Teams as cohesive and talented as OKC die from internal – not external – wounds, and as long as Westbrook continues to ride like lighting, they will continue to crash like thunder.
NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter has been placed on indefinite leave, the first step in removing the embattled union chief from his position.
The news comes from both Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports and the NBC Sports Network.
Hunter has been temporarily replaced by union general counsel Ron Klempner.
The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed in principle to trade Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptors, and details are still being worked out according to ESPN’s Marc Stein: “The Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors have agreed in principle on a trade that will send leading scorer Rudy Gay to the Raptors, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Sources told ESPN.com that the Grizzlies will acquire forward Ed Davis and veteran guard Jose Calderon from the Raptors and then move Calderon on to a third team to ultimately make this a three-team deal.”
With so much attention on the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics recent struggles, Dwight Howard’s impending free agency, Rajon Rondo’s torn ACL, All-Star snubs and surprises, and the hopeful return of Derrick Rose, it seems a major point of contention has gone under the radar.
Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is not unaware.
