AS Monaco announced on Tuesday that it was temporarily suspending its star Mike James for violating the club’s internal rules.
Small earthquake on the Rock! Mike James is temporarily suspended by the Roca Team! The Monegasque club announced the news this Tuesday afternoon via a short press release: “AS Monaco has just announced the temporary suspension of its American full-back, Mike James, for violating the Club’s internal rules. As a result, Mike James will be absent from training as the team continues its preparation for Round 29 of the Euroleague regular season. »
The current leader of Betclic Elite does not reveal more details on the reasons for this suspension, nor on its duration. No one knows yet if Mike James will be on the floor Thursday against Virtus Bologna, where the Roca Team will aim for a fourth victory in a row in the Euroleague and will try to consolidate its place in the Top 4, five days from the end of the regular season. On Saturday, Monaco will then play its quarter-final of the Coupe de France against Pau-Lacq-Orthez, before receiving Le Portel on Tuesday on behalf of the 24th day of Betclic Elite, where Monaco occupies the lead with two victories ahead of Boulogne -Levallois. Victim of a sprained index finger on March 8 against Panathinaikos, Mike James missed the last two matches of the Roca Team, but that did not prevent them from winning, in Vitoria and Roanne.
Mike James under contract until 2024
For some time, relations between the former NBA player (58 games with Phoenix, New Orleans and Brooklyn between 2017 and 2021) and his coach Sasa Obradovic have been strained. But between two strong characters, it could hardly be otherwise… Linked to AS Monaco until June 2024, will Mike James make amends or will he ask to leave? The next few days will reveal more. In the meantime, the Red and Whites will have to do without a player who averages 16.8 points and 4.7 assists in the Euroleague and 14.5 points and 6.1 average assists in the league.
