TRAVELING VIOLATION
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January 05, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers center Samardo Samuels couldn't travel with the team for its game in Toronto against the Raptors because he misplaced his passport.
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January 05, 2012
Because of a passport snafu, forward Samardo Samuels didn't travel with the team to Toronto after Tuesday's game.He wasn't available to play against the Raptors, who blasted the Cavs (3-3) on Wednesday, 92-77.Samuels, who will be 23 on Jan. 9, is a native of Jamaica. Apparently he misplaced his passport. He's reportedly applied for a new one, but it takes time to...
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January 04, 2012
Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not play in Toronto because he doesn't have a passport.
The team said Samuels did not travel with the club and won't be in uniform Wednesday night as Cleveland visits the Raptors to open a seven-game road trip. The Cavs said Samuels, who is averaging 7.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16 minutes, will rejoin them in Minnesota Thursday...
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January 05, 2012
As the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Toronto Raptors in Canada yesterday, you might have wondered why reserve forward Samardo Samuels didn't play in the game.Well as we learn from the Cleveland.com, Samardo didn't play because he lost his passport:The reserve center did not accompany the club to Toronto for Wednesday's game against the Raptors because he was unable...
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January 04, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not be playing in Wednesday's road game against the Toronto Raptors because he doesn't have a passport.
Samuels, who stated on Twitter that he is completing the necessary paperwork, will rejoin the team in Minnesota on Thursday for the second contest of a seven-game road trip.
Born in Jamaica, the 22-year-old Samuels...
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January 05, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers center Samardo Samuels had was forced to stay home when the team traveled to Toronto to play the Raptors because he lost his passport. Just the day before, Samuels was benched in the Cavs win against the Charlotte Bobcats.
Cavalier’s coach Bryon Scott was critical of Samuels misplaced passport. “I’m going to chalk it up to youth and inexperience. Hopefully...
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January 05, 2012
Playing in Toronto presents a number of challenges to NBA teams. Everyone in the city is nicer, color is spelled differently, and basketball is roughly 25 times less popular than hockey. The biggest change, of course, is that Canada is a totally different country, so everyone has to carry their passports on trips. Otherwise, there's no way to get to Toronto, unless there'...
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January 04, 2012
Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not play in Toronto because he doesn't have a passport. The team said Samuels did not travel with the club and won't be in uniform Wednesday night as Cleveland visits the Raptors to open a seven-game road trip. The Cavs said Samuels, who is averaging 7.3 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16 minutes, will rejoin them in Minnesota Thursday.
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January 05, 2012
TORONTO - The Cleveland Cavaliers' monster road trip will be a little less grueling for Samardo Samuels, who did...
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January 07, 2012
Cavaliers forward Samardo Samuels is happy to be back with the team after missing Wednesday's game in Toronto with passport and visa issues.
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January 04, 2012
Cleveland Cavaliers swingman Samardo Samuels did not travel with the team to Toronto due to a short-term Visa/Passport situation and will miss Wednesday's game against the Raptors.
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January 04, 2012
Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not play in Toronto because he doesn't have a passport.
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January 04, 2012
Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not play in Toronto because he doesn't have a passport.
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January 05, 2012
Samardo Samuels has averaged about 7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 16 minutes per game this season for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead of flying to Canada to play the Toronto Raptors and boost his averages on Wednesday night, Samuels stayed in America. Not due to an injury, but due to his documentation as a worldwide citizen.
Passports cost around $50, maybe Samuels, a...
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January 04, 2012
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cavaliers backup center Samardo Samuels will not play in Toronto because he doesn't have a passport.