In this edition of “I might play overseas”, our next contestant is Amar’e Stoudemire of the Knicks…
“All the clubs have called the office inquiring about me,” Stoudemire said. “Teams from Israel, China, Turkey, Spain. A lot of countries have been calling.”
Initially, Stoudemire didn’t seem interested in fielding offers from foreign teams. On July 9 he tweeted, “Europe teams are calling, I think I’m going 2 stay here in the states. My loyalty is with the State of New York an the NYK’s. Who’s with me?” But on Monday, he stated otherwise.
“The chances would be high” of playing elsewhere in a lockout, Stoudemire said. “They’d definitely be high. I just want to make sure I’m healthy and totally 100 percent before I make that type of commitment. As of right now, we’re not entertaining offers. I’m still trying to get (my back) right.”
Read more of Amare’s thoughts at ESPN.com.
