Telfair's Lawyer Calls C's Decision A "Cheapshot" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> ?It?s a cheap shot and my client is very disappointed,? Hayes said. ?It seemed to me that they were looking for an opportunity to dump this kid who has worked really hard in his life. ?He?s a hard-working guy,? he said. ?He?s got some problems. He?s got some extenuating circumstances, but the bottom line is that he worked hard to get where he is and a lot of people are counting on him. The Celtics are taking advantage of this situation to get rid of him.? Andy Miller, Telfair?s agent, had several conversations with director of basketball operations Danny Ainge yesterday, and said the issue of the nameplate was never mentioned. Miller admittedly didn?t ask Ainge about the locker room purge, either. ?I haven?t received any indication from the Celtics that he has been released,? Miller said. ?I had numerous conversations with Danny, and there was no indication that that?s the way they?re going.? Ainge declined comment. But based on Grousbeck?s action, Telfair?s time as a Celtic essentially ended yesterday morning. Telfair was arrested at 4 a.m. last Friday after Westchester County police found a loaded .45-caliber handgun under the front passenger seat of his 2006 Range Rover. Telfair thus violated a team gun policy with the arrest, which was his first. The gun policy, put in place before Telfair joined the Celtics during a draft night trade last summer, stipulates that all players adhere to existing gun laws. Though the gun was registered in the name of his wife, Samantha Rodriguez, Telfair was not licensed to carry a firearm -- a clear violation of New York law. The entire team, including Telfair, was briefed on the policy during a meeting last October, according to a team source. Telfair was also charged with not having a valid driver?s license, after handing police a suspended Florida license. Telfair was also questioned in 2006 at Hanscom Field, after a loaded gun registered to Rodriguez was discovered in his pillowcase. Telfair, then a member of the Portland Trail Blazers, told authorities he had accidentally packed the gun for the trip. He was suspended for two games and fined $50,000 for violating a league rule that forbids players from carrying guns while on league business. Though Grousbeck declined comment beyond the e-mail, it appears the Celtics are prepared to either buy out the remainder of Telfair?s contract, which includes $2.6 million for next season, or cut him. </div> Source: Boston Herald http://celtics.bostonherald.com/celtics/vi...599&format=text
