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If Kevin Seraphin isn’t playing well, he could blame lack of nutrition. On Saturday he tweeted a pic of his dinner, clearly unhappy with the cost of his measly portion of salmon. Monday night, things weren’t much better for the big man. “What? For $21?” I heard from behind me in the locker room. I turned around and Kevin Seraphin was sitting in front of his locker looking at a portion of pasta the size of his fist and shaking his head. To be fair, he has a sizeable fist, but he couldn’t believe he paid $21 for it. “They act like I’m rich,” he laughed. Washington Post

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During the Wizards' loss to the Trail Blazers Saturday night, Camby shoved the Wizards' Seraphin to the floor after the two battled for rebounding position. Seraphin bounced right back up, ready to challenge Camby, but the two ended up separated as everyone gathered around. “I don’t really know why he got mad, because I just boxed him out,” Seraphin told reporters. “Then he just pushed me like that, and I can’t let people push me like that.” CSNWashington.com

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Camby sounded more ready for a throw-down. "I've always said I wished the NBA would be more like hockey, where they let two guys go out there and fight," he told the media. "It would eliminate a lot of the tough guys you think are tough guys in the NBA." CSNWashington.com

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This is just one moment from the Kevin Seraphin YouTube video library that particularly entertained me, but there are plenty more. Please do take a look. It would potentially be even more entertaining if you speak French. There is dancing, and funny costumes, and lots of people saying hilarious things in French. Washington Post

Kevin Seraphin 

Caja Laboral included other NBA players such as Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni and Fabricio Oberto. The coach was Dusko Ivanovic, regarded in Euroleague circles as a taskmaster who conducts rigorous practices and demands much from his players. “With [Ivanovic], when you play, when you practice, he always wants you to run 200 percent,” Seraphin said. “He pushes you all the time, and on the court he hepled me with my game. He talked to me a lot. After every practice, he would just tell you, ‘When you go home, you just think about the practice tomorrow.’ ” Washington Post

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Michael Lee: Bouna Ndiaye, agent for Kevin Seraphin, said his client will arrive in WAS Wednesday night after finishing with Caja Laboral #wizards Twitter

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Spain 

The Wizards Kevin Seraphin thought that he was playing his last game with Spanish team Caja Laboral on Nov. 30. He even posted a message on Twitter this week that read, “DC soon.” But his agent, Bouna Ndaiye, said on Friday that he will play one more game because his team will not let him out his contract until the NBA collective bargaining agreement is ratified. The deal is not expected to be finalized until Dec. 8 - the day before training camps are set to begin. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Spain 

Michael Lee: Kevin Seraphin's agent, Bouna Ndiaye, said his client will continue to play for Caja Laboral until CBA is ratified. Likely means 1 more game Twitter

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Lockout 

Jon de la Presa: Ivanovic on Seraphin's injury: "if you wanna play, you play without a leg, if you don't wanna play every little thing hurts you" Twitter

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So, even though he has never been to Spain and doesn’t speak Spanish, Seraphin opted to sign with Caja Laboral Baskonia over his old team, Cholet Basket of France. Seraphin, 21, negotiated a buyout with Cholet in order to sign with the Wizards after they drafted him 17th overall in the 2010 NBA draft. But he couldn’t pass up the opportunity presented by Caja Laboral, a perennial contender in the rugged ACB Spanish league and the Euroleague. “I think if I want to come back to the NBA and play good I need to progress on my game. I think to play in Spain, to play for a Euroleague team, I think that is a good thing for me,” Seraphin said in a telephone interview from Paris. “I just say for me, for my position, I need to play Euroleague basketball.” Washington Post

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“They have a coach, that is very hard in Europe. I’m a tough guy, so I need to go with a tough coach,” Seraphin said with a laugh. “He is very hard. I think I need it for progress.” Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Lockout, Spain 

Another Wizard has decided to play overseas this fall, with the unstable NBA labor situation forcing players to seek other options for employment. Big man Kevin Seraphin announced on Monday that he will play for Spanish Euroleague team, Caja Laboral Vitoria. Seraphin’s agent, Bouna Ndiaye, confirmed the decision. Washington Post

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Lockout, Spain 

Announced in Cholet his former club at the first place, Kévin Séraphin finally signed, according to Ouest-France with Caja Laboral Vitoria. Sport 365

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Lockout, Spain 

French forward Kevin Seraphin will sign with Caja Laboral. Solobasket

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Caja Laboral, Spain 

Kevin Seraphin has signed with a Euroleague team. Catch and Shoot

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Euroleague, Lockout 

Gabriel Pantel-Jouve: Kevin Seraphin has made a decision, he will announce it after the Eurobasket. He had two offers, one from Cholet. Twitter

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Euroleague, Lockout 

One offer is from Cholet and the other one is from a Spanish team that will play the Euroleague. Catch and Shoot

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Euroleague, Lockout 

Kevin Seraphin, in an interview released at L'Equipe, admitted he turned down two proposals, one from ASVEL and the other one from SIG Strasbourg. "It is true I turned down a proposal from ASVEL and Strasbourg. We did not reach an agreement. I have two proposals from Spain but I wouid like to play in France. I am talking with Cholet. I would love to play Euroleague Qualification Rounds" said Seraphin who spent his first season in the NBA with Washington Wizards averaging 2.7ppg and 2.8rpg in 58 games. Sportando

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Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin has rejected offers from Strasbourg and Asvel. Catch and Shoot

Washington Wizards, Kevin Seraphin, Lockout, France 

Considered a longshot when he was invited to try out for the French national team last month, Wizards forward Kevin Seraphin made the final 12-man roster for Eurobasket in Lithuania. He will join a roster that includes fellow NBA players Tony Parker, Joakim Noah, Boris Diaw, Nicolas Batum and Ronny Turiaf. Washington Post

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