Mark Cuban has been known in the past to stop international players on his roster from playing in international games and J.J. Barea just found that fact out.
The Mavericks have asked J.J. Barea, their sparkplug point guard off the bench, not to participate in the FIBA Tournament of the Americas, which gets under way this week in Barea’s homeland of Puerto Rico. While Barea told a Spanish newspaper he was not happy with the request, FIBA rules allow a team to hold back a player from international competition if he is injured or recuperating. Barea had left shoulder surgery in May.
I understand where Cuban is coming from on this one as an owner, but as a fan of the International game this decision still kinda sucks.
Via Boston Globe
