Prospect Of Signing Askew A Joke To Karl

Fri., March 27, 1998

Tacoma News Tribune

The Portland Trail Blazers waived former Seattle SuperSonics player Vincent Askew on Tuesday.

Sonics coach George Karl said it would be a cold day in Baghdad before he gave his former CBA player a second chance.

“I told my assistants to shoot me if I ever advised them to bring him back,” Karl said of his one-time good friend.

Askew wouldn’t be the worst fit for the Sonics, particularly since Nate McMillan’s future status is uncertain and David Wingate is on the injured list with a hamstring injury.

All the Sonics would have to do to acquire Askew would be to release George Zidek and sign Askew to a 10-day contract.

But Askew burned his bridges with the Sonics when he intentionally skipped a practice during the 1996 NBA Finals because he felt he wasn’t getting enough playing time.

He was traded that summer.

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