Jordan or Stackhouse due here<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Either National Basketball Association great
\nMichael Jordan or NBA rookie of the year Jerry Stackhouse will
\nvisit Indonesia for a week in August -- if an agreement on the
\nappearance fee is secured.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Basketball League secretary Ade Bela told The
\nJakarta Post that negotiations are now under way to get Jordan to
\nentertain Indonesian basketball fans.<\/p>\n
\"Jordan will hand over the league's trophy to the league's
\nwinner (in the Aug. 10 final) and tour seven cities to give
\ncoaching clinics,\" Bela said on Tuesday. The Indonesian
\nBasketball League finals will be held at Istora Senayan Jakarta
\nbetween Aug. 7 and Aug. 10.<\/p>\n
\"Jordan has shown interest to come here. He said he wanted to
\nlearn about the development of basketball in Indonesia,\" Bela
\nquoted promoter Ary Sudarsono as saying. Ary was not available
\nfor comment yesterday.<\/p>\n
Ary, the league's administrator, has secured financial support
\nfrom Suwandi Bing Adi, the general affairs manager of the West
\nJavanese textile giant, Hadtex Panasia Indosyntex, to bring
\nJordan to Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls' NBA championship hat trick
\nof 1991, 1992 and 1993, might ask for more than Rp 2 billion
\n(US$855,066) to appear here, Bela said.<\/p>\n
NBA legend Earvin Magic Johnson agreed to a Rp 2 billion
\nappearance fee in 1994, Bela said. Johnson was then denied a visa
\nbecause many government officials were uneasy about having an
\nHIV-infected athlete visit Indonesia.<\/p>\n
As for Stackhouse, Bela said the rookie is ready to visit for
\nRp 600 million, excluding accommodation and airfares. If an
\nagreement with Jordan can't be reached, Stackhouse will happily
\nreplace him, Bela said.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Basketball League has imported players since
\nthe 1994 season. The league's first leg was completed on Sunday,
\nwith Aspac Jakarta leading the provisional standings.<\/p>\n
Semarang, the capital of Central Java, will host the league's
\nsecond leg from May 14 to May 19. The third leg will be held at
\nthe Senayan Basketball Hall in Jakarta between June 4 and June 9.
\nThe fourth leg will be at the Padjajaran Hall in Bogor from July
\n9 to July 14. (arf)<\/p>",
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