The Osaka Evessa and bj-league office claimed that Lynn Washington, one of the league's original superstars, retired on April 9 after he was exonerated of all charges following his arrest and 18 days in Osaka Prefectural Police custody.
The former Indiana University forward, however, is now telling a different story.
"I have been wrongfully blackballed from Japanese basketball," Washington told The Japan Times in an exclusive interview this week.