Things are not going very well for Asvel. Third in the French League but far behind the leader, Monaco, they are bottom of the Euroleague with a record of 5-26 and have had a season to forget. The fateful start (0-4), together with the fact that the team had not won a game since last January, led the club to make the decision to fire TJ Parker. The situation was complex, since the coach is the brother of the president of the entity, Tony Parker who took over after his spectacular career in the NBA. Now, several months after these events, the coach, who is without a team, could sue his former team and take legal action against the team chaired by his brother.
Beyond the fact that the club’s drift has not improved with Gianmarco Pozzecco and his questionable methods, TJ Parker had a great resume during his time as coach of Asvel, a club in which he has also participated as a player, assistant and manager. Under his command, the team’s last great successes were achieved, winning the domestic competition in 2021 and 2022, in addition to the Cup in the first of those years, a double that confirmed him in his position and showed that he was the right one to lead a project. whose culture he knew very well and with which he had been associated for several years.
Asvel’s goal of emerging in the Euroleague was, however, impossible, which led to TJ’s dismissal after a long time trying. “When you feel that the coach is losing the locker room, that’s really not good,” Tony said then, who assumed that the decision had been his and that he made the decision even though the players supported his brother. Now, the consequences arrive: according to the latest information collected by EurohoopsTJ went to the Labor Court, an expert in individual litigation arising from a private law employment contract, like the one the Frenchman had signed by his club.
At the moment, it has been learned that both parties have been called to reach an agreement behind the scenes that prevents going to trial. If not, everything will be decided between courts. TJ earned around 250,000 euros per year, the highest paid coach in the French League, and had two years left on his contract, which would make him earn close to half a million euros. The exact figure that the coach plans to claim from his former club is still unknown. At the moment, it is known that Parker plans to denounce the club chaired by his older brother, whose decision opened a gap between both parties that seems to have still not been closed. We will see.
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2024-04-01 14:00:07
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