Nunnally Sues Partizan – AS.com
The revolution that Partizan experienced this summer, when only two players (Aleksa Dimitrijevic and Balsa Koprivica) and 14 new players remained in the squad, is coming to an end. From the many exits We just need to finish off Bruno Caboclo. (training with Warriors), but a soap opera with James Nunnallywhose departure was officially announced a week ago, has entered a new chapter.
According to the publication SportCluba player who joined Obradovic’s project in the summer of 2022, sued Partizan for defamation. He is seeking $600,000 in addition to another $110,000 the player says he is owed for breach of contract. something the club denies. “At the end of the season, the technical team decided not to offer the player a new contract and to sign Vanja Marinkovic and Isaac Bonga in his place. Nunnally received all the money due to him immediately after the end of the season. In the two previous seasons, he also received the corresponding bonuses,” the club responded in a statement.
Nunnally’s libel charge stems from incident between the player and Stefan Lazarevicforward of Crvena Zvezda, in the final of the Adriatic League. In the second game of the series Nunnally grabbed Lazarevich by the neck. in a rebound dispute and At the shooting before the third match, the two got into a fight in the locker room tunnel. Lazarevich suffered a cut on his eyebrow and a swollen cheekbone.
In the same statement, the club explained that That fight was the reason Obradovic decided to do without him. because “it happened at a very important moment for the club.” “Nobody was happy about this incident, and after this sad event the coach decided that the player would no longer be part of the team at that time” says Partizan, who understands Nunnally’s “emotions and frustration” but insists the club’s internal rules must be respected.
Ostoya Mikhailovich, The president of Partizan insisted that Players who sign the agreement “must also sign disciplinary rules” Neither this statement nor the president’s words pleased Nunnally, which would have led her to decide to file a lawsuit against her former club. Before that, he wanted to respond on social media to what his team had been like the last two seasons: “Let’s not talk about team rules and regulations. You can’t talk like that if you didn’t pay me on time. I guess the rules and contracts only apply if the players don’t follow them, right?”
Nunnally is currently on the market. The forward, who turned 34 last July, arrived at Partizan in the summer of 2022, although He already met Obradovic at Fenerbahce. the team with which he won the Euroleague in 2017.