:WTF: This POS doesn't deserve to be walking the streets...
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Jayson Williams signed a contract with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association, and was set to play Wednesday night.
The former NBA All-Star, who faces reckless manslaughter charges related to a 2002 shooting at his New Jersey mansion, has said he hopes to use the CBA as a springboard for his return to the NBA.
The 6-foot-10 forward turns 37 next month. He quit professional basketball in 2000 because of knee problems.
<TABLE cellPadding=1 align=left border=0 hspace="10" vspace="5"><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>``Interested NBA teams want assurances that I am fully recovered and can withstand the rigors of daily competition,'' Williams said in a statement Wednesday. ``The very competitive CBA will provide me with this opportunity.''
Williams was expected to play in the Stampede's game against the Yakima Sun Kings Wednesday evening.
The Stampede signed Williams to improve its rebounding and wasn't deterred by his legal difficulties, said general manager John Brunelle. ``The best case scenario would be that he performs really well, we win ball games, and the NBA makes him the third call up from the Stampede this season,'' Brunelle said.
Williams was acquitted in April of aggravated manslaughter in the Feb. 14, 2002, shooting death of a limousine driver, Costas ``Gus'' Christofi. He convicted on four counts stemming from a failed bid to conceal the shooting.
His retrial on a charge of reckless manslaughter is due to begin in March.
Williams, who called the shooting an accident, won't be sentenced on the four cover-up convictions until the remaining charge is settled. Possible sentences run from probation to about five years in prison. The reckless manslaughter charge carries a possible 10-year sentence. Williams played nine seasons for the New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged ten or more rebounds per game in his final four NBA seasons; his rebounding prowess earned him a trip to the 1998 All-Star game.
Dante , you a fan of this team
l BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Jayson Williams signed a contract with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association, and was set to play Wednesday night.
The former NBA All-Star, who faces reckless manslaughter charges related to a 2002 shooting at his New Jersey mansion, has said he hopes to use the CBA as a springboard for his return to the NBA.
The 6-foot-10 forward turns 37 next month. He quit professional basketball in 2000 because of knee problems.
<TABLE cellPadding=1 align=left border=0 hspace="10" vspace="5"><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>``Interested NBA teams want assurances that I am fully recovered and can withstand the rigors of daily competition,'' Williams said in a statement Wednesday. ``The very competitive CBA will provide me with this opportunity.''
Williams was expected to play in the Stampede's game against the Yakima Sun Kings Wednesday evening.
The Stampede signed Williams to improve its rebounding and wasn't deterred by his legal difficulties, said general manager John Brunelle. ``The best case scenario would be that he performs really well, we win ball games, and the NBA makes him the third call up from the Stampede this season,'' Brunelle said.
Williams was acquitted in April of aggravated manslaughter in the Feb. 14, 2002, shooting death of a limousine driver, Costas ``Gus'' Christofi. He convicted on four counts stemming from a failed bid to conceal the shooting.
His retrial on a charge of reckless manslaughter is due to begin in March.
Williams, who called the shooting an accident, won't be sentenced on the four cover-up convictions until the remaining charge is settled. Possible sentences run from probation to about five years in prison. The reckless manslaughter charge carries a possible 10-year sentence. Williams played nine seasons for the New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged ten or more rebounds per game in his final four NBA seasons; his rebounding prowess earned him a trip to the 1998 All-Star game.
