Basketball agent needs to brush up on his geography

American basketball forward Jamar Brown could conceivably be a little cross at his agent back in the US. See, Jamar thought he'd be playing basketball for six weeks for an Australian club, making quite a bit of cash. Turns out his agent's not too strong on details: Jamar was signed to play four months for the Manawatu Jets in Palmerston North, for not very much cash at all.

Oh, and his agent forgot to arrange a return ticket, so Jamar got grilled at Customs in Auckland, and neglected to arrange a transfer to Palmerston North (which is about 400km from Auckland)...

"The situation's not the team's fault and not my fault - it's all my agent's fault," Brown said.

Source: Manawatu Standard, 7 April 2006