Childress Stays In Greece For Another Season

((HT: CBSSports))Josh Childress said Friday the Atlanta Hawks' "hardball" negotiations forced him to return for a second season in Greece with Olympiakos. Childress ((pictured, thanks flickr.com)) signed a three-year, $20 million deal with Olympiakos last year after scoring in double figures in each of his four seasons with the Hawks. The Hawks retained rights to Childress, who as a restricted free agent could negotiate with other NBA teams. Meanwhile, Childress also faced a Wednesday deadline to commit to his return to Greece. Childress and his agent, Jim Tanner, said in a telephone interview on Friday that they visited Milwaukee and had interest from other teams. They said those teams couldn't reach an agreement with the Hawks. "I knew I didn't have a ton of time and honestly didn't want a ton of time," Childress said, referring to this week's deadline with Olympiakos. "If [the Hawks] wanted to get something done it would get done early...