U.S. prosecutors have issued a subpoena to the National Basketball Players Association, seeking documents as part of an investigation into the finances of the labor union representing players, the union confirmed on Friday.
And an estimated 60 percent of National Basketball Association players go bankrupt within five years of leaving the league.
The National Basketball Association and its players union ended a two-day session of marathon talks without a deal but with hope after the league revised its offer to the players and with the union saying it will take the offer to its players next week.
To get the word out, the Kaiser Family Foundation will launch an ambitious national media campaign that will include taped public service announcements by Magic Johnson, a one-time star of the Los Angeles Lakers turned inner-city entrepreneur, and Rebecca Lobo, one of the most high-profile players in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Recall that in 1998 National Basketball Association owners did just that until the basketball players caved.
In contrast to the National Basketball Association, a strong European presence that counts players from 34 countries on its teams, over 80% of MLB's 241 foreign-born players hail from Latin America or Asia, including 91 from the Dominican Republic, according to figures from the league.
In that summer 35 years ago the National Basketball Association, tired of competing with the ABA for players and wary of future litigation, decided to merge with the upstart league.
The National Basketball Association has a rule called "one and done" that requires players entering the draft to be 19 or have completed their freshman year of college.
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"The National Front is not an association of bowls players, it isn't a basketball club, it's a political organisation with heavy responsibilities, " said Mr Le Pen.
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