A few weeks ago, the father of Brooklyn Nets wing Sergey Karasev claimed that his son wanted a trade. The interview, which was covered by our friends over at Nets Daily, was highlighted by Vasily Karasev blasting Nets’ head coach Lionel Hollins, claiming the team was in "total disarray."
Sergey released a statement on Friday backtracking on and denying what his father said. From Brian Lewis’ article in the New York Post:
"My dad, he’s my biggest fan, so he has his own opinion. I can’t control what he says to the press. [...] "I’m with the Nets.