( Source: FIBA)
HERAKLION (2015 FIBA U19 World Championship) - Croatian star forward Dragan Bender will not play at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship as he will leave the team over a contract dispute.
Vladimr Vanjak, Croatia's head of delegation at the tournament in
Heraklion (Crete), Greece, confirmed to FIBA.com that Bender will be
leaving Greece on Sunday.
He said: "The fact is that Bender denied [refused] to play in the Jordan Brand shoes but our Federation has
a contract with Jordan and everybody has to play in Jordan Brand. He
denied to do that but he didn't say anything before coming here. That's
the problem. I talked with my Secretary General and other people who
made the decision because we have a very serious contract with Jordan.
If he cannot play in Jordan Brand, he cannot play. That's it."
Bender, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars at the
tournament, has a contract with adidas and the Croatian national team is
signed to a long-term deal with Jordan Brand.
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