Chicago Bulls forward to play in Russia
Published: 11 February, 2008, 20:01
uropean basketball champion Viktor Khryapa has arrived in Moscow to reinforce a CSKA side. The 25-year-old leaves the Chicago Bulls and the NBA with no plans of return in mind.
He is set to sign a contract with the Russian champions on Tuesday, just in the nick of time, as it is the last day to make changes to the line-ups in the Euroleague.
CSKA play host to Italian side Virtus in their first match of the Top-16 here in Moscow on Wednesday.
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