Pardon my absence so far today, as I have been at a conference in Chicago since Sunday and am just now getting back into town. Talk about bad timing. I literally just found out about the Childress situation, and like most of you, I am devastated. I think it is way too early to declare anything about what has happened with any certainty, so I will refrain from commenting too much on it other than to say that this is fairly unprecedented, and I don't think anyone saw this coming. Even if it was a possibility, I don't think anyone really thought an NBA player in his prime would bolt for a European team, especially if he wasn't, you know, European.

Rick Sund will be conducting a conference call at 4:30 ET today, and after that I hope to have some more answers to give everyone.

I'm sure you'll have a lot to say in the comments, but like I said, I don't think we should judge anyone on this until more facts are in...