{"id":302787,"date":"2025-07-01T18:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2025\/07\/as-monaco-basket-puts-rumours-to-rest-mike-james-fully-reinstated\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:18:14","slug":"as-monaco-basket-puts-rumours-to-rest-mike-james-fully-reinstated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/07\/as-monaco-basket-puts-rumours-to-rest-mike-james-fully-reinstated\/","title":{"rendered":"AS Monaco Basket puts rumours to rest: Mike James fully reinstated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After weeks of uncertainty and speculation, the Roca Team officially announced on Monday night that its American star was fully reinstated for the 2025-26 season.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A line is finally drawn under the Mike James affair. In a statement published on Monday evening, AS Monaco Basket put an end to the rumours that have been going around since\u00a0the unexpected suspension of its star point guard in June<\/a>. “Mike is officially and fully reinstated to the Roca Team roster,”<\/em>\u00a0the club announced bluntly.<\/p>\n\n

The affair began during the EuroLeague Final Four, when the MVP 2024\u00a0“slightly injured his forearm.”<\/em> But it was an\u00a0“off-court incident”<\/em>\u00a0that led to his temporary sidelining, depriving the Roca Team of their playmaker in the French league play-offs and the final they lost to Paris Basketball<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

“Unintentionally involved”<\/h2>\n\n

The exact nature of the incident remains a mystery, but the Monaco club has given its version of events. “After a thorough review, it was confirmed that Mike had been unintentionally involved while trying to protect others,”<\/em> the statement said, dismissing speculation about an altercation in a Principality establishment.<\/p>\n\n

A\u00a0“delicate”<\/em>\u00a0situation which required\u00a0“time, care and discretion,” <\/em>according to AS Monaco Basket. But the club also denounced the collateral damage through the affair: “Unfortunately, during that process, unfounded speculation and rumours were spread. These rumours affected both Mike and the club at a time when both parties remained fully committed to each other and were working together to resolve the matter appropriately.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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