<p><table class="image-container float_right" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4efa3c4a6bb3f7e01400002b-400-300/andray-blatche.jpg" border="0" alt="Andray Blatche" /></div><p class="source">Wikipedia Commons</p></td></tr></table>New details are emerging from an alleged sexual assault that took place early Tuesday morning that led to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-nets-player-questioned-sexual-assault-2013-1">Brooklyn Nets forward Andray Blatche being questioned</a> by police.</p>
<p><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&amp;id=8945931">According to ABC</a>, police responded to a call at the Four Seasons Hotel at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and found a incoherent, highly-intoxicated 21-year-old woman claiming she was raped. She told investigators she had been raped by two men while others watched what was happening.</p>
<p>Four people, including Blatche, were questioned by police following the alleged incident. Blatche was ultimately released and no charges were filed against him, but two people remain in custody.</p>
<p>Sources told the network investigators found samples of a date rape drug in the suite.</p>
<p>Blatche told officials he was not in the same room when the alleged incident took place. Sources say that investigators found Blatche's cell phone with compromising photos of the alleged victim.</p>
<p>But Blatche was released and played in the Nets contest against the Philadelphia 76ers last night. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said the following regarding Blatche:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"He was released and from early information that we have, he may not be a person that was even involved in terms of actually assaulting anyone."</p>
<p>No one has been charged in the incident.</p>

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<p><table class="image-container float_right" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4efa3c4a6bb3f7e01400002b-400-300/andray-blatche.jpg" border="0" alt="Andray Blatche" /></div><p class="source">Wikipedia Commons</p></td></tr></table>Brooklyn Nets player Andray Blatche and his entourage <a href="https://twitter.com/NYDNInterNets/status/288697342687854592">were questioned by Philadelphia police in connection with an alleged sexual assault</a>, Stefan Bondy of the NY Daily News reports.</p>
<p>He was <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardBeckNYT/status/288719669874028544">released and not charged</a>, Howard Beck of the NYT reports.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Police-Investigating-Sex-Assault-at-Four-Seasons-185992512.html">According to NBC</a>, the player was "in the hotel suite at the time of the alleged incident but was not in the bedroom where it may have occurred."</p>
<p>Blatche <a href="https://twitter.com/drayblatche/status/288696990068510720">seemed to confirm this on Twitter</a>, saying (perhaps insensitively), "Im ok and I didn't do anything jus was n the area when it happened."</p>
<p>The alleged incident took place last night at the Four Seasons in Center City, and the 21-year-old female who filed the complaint was taken to the hospital at 4 a.m. The Nets are in town to play the 76ers tonight.</p>
<p>We'll update here when we know more.</p>
<p>The Nets won't comment until the investigation is over. Here's their statement:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">“We are aware of the ongoing police investigation regarding a member of the Brooklyn Nets. We will have no further comment until the investigation has concluded. All of our players are available for tonight's game.”</p>

Brooklyn Nets Player Andray Blatche Questioned And Released Without Charge In Connection With An Alleged Sexual Assault In Philadelphia [UPDATE]

<p><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b3a435f00274133008b45f6-1659/screen%20shot%202018-07-02%20at%20112136%20am.png" border="0" alt="Australia Philippines basketball fight" data-mce-source="Photo courtesy of Fox Sports" data-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4bD-eOZqzE"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4bD-eOZqzE">Photo courtesy of Fox Sports</a></span></p><p class="caption">One moment in the brutal fight between basketball players for Australia and the Philippines.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div></strong></p><ul><li><strong>A massive fight broke out during a FIBA World Cup qualifier match between Australia and the Philippines.&#xa0;</strong></li><li><strong>Afterwards, so many players from the Philippines were ejected that the game had to continue five-on-three.&#xa0;</strong></li></ul><hr><p><br>A recent FIBA basketball game between Australia and the Philippines has made waves due to the breakout of<a href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1013778342720524288"> what has been called</a> "the biggest basketball brawl since the Malice at the Palace."&#xa0;</br></p><p>Members of the Philippines squad cleared the bench for the fight, and one NBA player, Thon Maker, got involved in the fight.&#xa0;</p><p>"<span>It started when Australia's Daniel Kickert fouled Filipino guard Roger Pogoy and in response Jayson Castro threw a punch and former NBA journeyman Andray Blatche shoved an Australian player," <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2018/07/02/fiba-world-cup-qualifying-australia-gilas--brawl">according to Scooby Jaxson of Sports Illustrated.</a></span></p><p>&#xa0;</p><p>Australia and The Philippines were meeting for a game during the first round of Asian qualifiers for the FIBA basketball World Cup.&#xa0;</p><p>But the players from the Philipines seemed pretty pleased with themselves for what had transpired.&#xa0;</p><p>A whopping nine players were ejected from the games, meaning that, according to Fox Sports Australia, the game had to continue five-versus-three.&#xa0;</p><p>Basketball Australia, the sport's governing body in Australia, has released <a href="http://basketball.net.au/statement-on-world-cup-qualifier-in-philippines/">a statement saying</a>, "<span>Basketball Australia deeply regrets the incident in tonight's match between the Boomers and the Philippines in Manila. We are extremely disappointed with what happened and our role in it . . .&#xa0;We apologise to our fans and will await the penalties to be handed down."&#xa0;</span></p><p>FIBA, meanwhile, <a href="https://twitter.com/FIBA_media/status/1013790746904809474">has announced</a> that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against both teams.&#xa0;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>OH MY GOD. Thon Maker involved in the biggest basketball brawl since the Malice at the Palace... <a href="https://t.co/nTNt5wRS6p">pic.twitter.com/nTNt5wRS6p</a></p>- Dime on UPROXX  (@DimeUPROXX) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013778342720524288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>THEY'RE NOT EVEN PLAYING!<br>Goulding gets stomped on and hit by half a dozen people that AREN'T EVEN PLAYERS! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/IXpKF4dQek">pic.twitter.com/IXpKF4dQek</a></br></p>- Bear Holland  (@beartorius) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013769669696634881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pogoy's hit on Goulding appeared to trigger everything. After that, Kickert landed a solid on Pogoy, starting the free for all. The ugliest of it all is that an apparent fan threw a chair at Australia's Sobey <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAWC</a>  <a href="https://twitter.com/abscbnsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@abscbnsports</a></p>- Paul Kennedy Lintag  (@paullintag8) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013775432896802818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This is effing nuts. World Cup qualifiers v Philippines. Full blown brawl <a href="https://t.co/14vu4tSXFy">pic.twitter.com/14vu4tSXFy</a></p>- Jon Ralph  (@RalphyHeraldSun) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013768578124746752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>And then after the wild brawl ... 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/HNXWjJShzx">https://t.co/HNXWjJShzx</a></p>- FOX SPORTS Australia  (@FOXSportsAUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013775602476711937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>NINE ejections ... but the game went on - 5 v 3! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAWCQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAWCQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/9kY6P3uJBl">https://t.co/9kY6P3uJBl</a></p>- FOX SPORTS Australia  (@FOXSportsAUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013784851118342145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>3 vs 5 it is. <br><br>📷 <a href="https://twitter.com/charmieness?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@charmieness</a>  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LabanPilipinas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LabanPilipinas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThisIsMyHouse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThisIsMyHouse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIBAWC</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vqzj8L9m10">pic.twitter.com/Vqzj8L9m10</a></br></br></p>- ESPN5  (@Sports5PH) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1013778342737137664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/300-million-world-cup-stadium-is-nearly-abandoned-2018-6">Brazil's empty $300 million World Cup stadium</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/mIMI5I4j-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div></hr>

Massive brawl breaks out between Australia and Philippines during FIBA World Cup qualifier

<p>The <keyword id="108492" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="New-York-Post">New York Post</keyword> has jumped on the <keyword id="1764180" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Katherine-Webb">Katherine Webb</keyword> bandwagon, sticking her on the cover today and declaring her the REAL winner of the National Championship game. Webb is wearing a bikini and is placed next to the Post's other cover story about the ongoing investigation in <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-nets-player-questioned-sexual-assault-2013-1">an alleged assault that happened in Nets player Andray Blatche's hotel suite</a>, not the best placement...</p>
<p><table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/50ed826769bedd6d30000007-620-671/ny_nyp-13.jpg" border="0" alt="katherine webb NY Post cover" /></div><p class="source">NY Post</p></td></tr></table></p>

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<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:480px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50880a1c6bb3f75c5f00000a-620-465/andrei-kirilenko.jpg?maxX=480" border="0" alt="andrei kirilenko nba player" width="480" /><p class="source"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrei_Kirilenko_in_2011.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a></p></div></div>In a move that stunned the <keyword id="6361805" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="NBA">NBA</keyword> world, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/nets/2013/07/11/andrei-kirilenko-sign-brooklyn/2510585/">Andrei Kirilenko reportedly agreed</a> to a two-year, ~$6.3 million contract with the <keyword id="785198" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Brooklyn-Nets">Brooklyn Nets</keyword> last night.</p>
<p>It's such a surprise because Kirilenko opted out of a contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves that would have paid him $10 million in 2013-14.</p>
<p>Kirilenko's agent <a href="http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/11/andrei-kirilenko-signs-deal-with-nets/index.html">explained the strange decision</a> to TNT's David Aldridge last night. He said that Kirilenko already has a boatload of money, he wanted to play for a winning team, and the fact that Brooklyn has a Russian owner pushed it over the top.</p>
<p>Those three points all make sense.</p>
<p>1. Kirilenko has already made $101.2 million during his 12-year NBA career.</p>
<p>2. While the Timberwolves have some talent, it's unlikely that they'll be a championship contender in the next two years. The Nets, on the other hand, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/celtics-nets-trade-analysis-boston-picks-2013-6">are going all-in and trying to win a title right now</a>. There are questions about age, chemistry, and coaching surrounding the team, but the talent level of the roster (Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Brook Lopez, Kirilenko, Jason Terry, Andray Blatche) is ridiculous.</p>
<p>3. The Nets are owned by Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov. Kirilenko is Russian too.</p>
<p>It's a crazy good deal for the Nets. Kirilenko is a really, really good player who doesn't need the ball in his hands, is an elite defender, and can play multiple positions.</p>

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<p><div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4fd1f6d56bb3f7b06a000005-800-600/lebron-james-celtics-win.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="lebron james against celtics in eastern conference finals game 6" width="400" /></div><p class="source">AP</p></div><keyword id="785198" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Brooklyn-Nets">Brooklyn Nets</keyword> bench player Reggie Evans <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/nets/2013/01/reggie-evans-says-beating-defending-champs-wouldnt-prove-anything-that-was-a-lockout-se">made headlines yesterday</a> by ripping <keyword id="112378" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="LeBron-James">LeBron James</keyword> and the <keyword id="509520" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Miami-Heat">Miami Heat</keyword>'s 2011 <keyword id="6361805" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="NBA">NBA</keyword> championship.</p>
<p>Evans said the title wasn't legitimate, telling the Stefan Bondy of the NY Daily News, "It doesn't prove nothing. That was a lockout season."</p>
<p>He also said that LeBron is only as good as Andray Blatche — a Nets back-up power forward.</p>
<p>Last night the Heat pounded the Nets in Brooklyn 105-85, and LeBron went after Evans in the press after the game.</p>
<p>He tried to take the high road, but couldn't help pointing to Evans' meager stat line. <a href="http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8897656/lebron-james-rips-reggie-evans-brooklyn-nets-devaluing-miami-heat-championship">Here's what he told Brian Windhorst of ESPN</a>:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Let me look at his numbers real quick — he had no offensive rebounds, so we did our number on him."</p>
<p>He also took on Evans' specific criticisms:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"You can't just come out and say something like that versus a champion. No one knows what it takes unless you've done it. You can't sit here and judge and talk about a team winning a championship unless you've done it. (Evans) hasn't done it."</p>
<p>Finally he told ESPN that he didn't say anything to Evans during the game, because Evans isn't worth his time:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">"For what? I let my game do the talking. I'm not going to sit here and give Reggie Evans a lot of press, because that is what is going to happen for the next couple days."</p>
<p>The blowout win was a good enough response to Evans, but you can't fault James for getting a few digs in after the game.</p>

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