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PROBLEM: New York Knicks forward  Michael Beasley  (8) draws a blocking foul against Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young (21) during the first quarter at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. (Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)
In the spring of 2016   Michael Beasley  returned to the United States after a season playing for the Shandong Golden Stars in the Chinese Basketball Association.
 He  was in Petros  Tenn. â âin the middle of nowhere â me  my wife  my kids  some animals. I had to drive 45 minutes away to a local high school to work out â  Beasley  said â and waiting for an NBA team to sign  him  for the final 6-7 weeks of the regular season.
 Beasley  had just been named international MVP of the Chinese league  averaging 31.9 points  13.4 rebounds  3.8 assists  two steals and 1.3 blocks.  He  worked hard that season ( his  second stint in China)  became a fan favorite and put  himself  in position for an NBA return.
But there wasnât much interest. âIt was heartbreaking â  he  said. âI thought in my mind after what I did in China I was going to come back to an NBA team.â
The Dallas Mavericks placed a cursory call. âThey just asked me how I felt â  Beasley  said. âI donât think it got far as interest. My perception precedes me. That phone call was just how I feel  what I think.â
In China   Beasley  came to terms with the fact that  his  NBA prospects had just about vanished. âI was like  âOh man  my NBA career could be over â â he said. âSo I stopped thinking about the NBA and started thinking about making myself a better player  a better person for my situation.
Two weeks after he returned from China  the Houston Rockets called. He knew interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff from their days with the Minnesota Timberwolves. âI wasnât thinking of Houston being a fit because of them being an analytics team â shooting three-pointers and layups â  Beasley  said. âMy whole game is mid-range. Houston wasnât on my radar at all.â
New York Knicks small forward Michael Beasley (8) reacts during the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. (Photo: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)
The Rockets signed him  and  Beasley  showed he can still play. Before the start of the 2016-17 season  the Milwaukee Bucks acquired him  and this past summer  the New York Knicks signed him.
âIf you love to do it  do it. Thatâs why I play basketball â  Beasley  said. âThatâs why being in China was so important. When the NBA was no longer a realistic dream  basketball kept me sane.
On Thursday   Beasley  had fans at Madison Square Garden on their feet and chanting âMVP  MVP.â In 25 minutes  he scored 32 points and collected 12 rebounds in the Knicksâ 102-93 victory against the Boston Celtics. It was his third game with 30 or more points this season.
During practices with the Bucks last season  the coaching staff didnât know who among Jabari Parker  Giannis Antetokounmpo and  Beasley  was the best scorer.
 Beasley  can still light it up. Scoring was never Beasleyâs issue. A commitment to the defensive end  maturity issues and off-the-court problems were  his  problems.
 He  has had numerous traffic  marijuana violations and a sexual assault accusation that never resulted in charges.
 He  hasnât made it easy on  himself   and  he  didnât always have it easy â as a talented teen and young NBA player  some close to  Beasley  viewed  him  as their financial aid.

SOLUTION: Knicks' Michael Beasley 's NBA career flickered never went out

PROBLEM: Russian election officials on Monday formally barred  Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny  from running for president  prompting calls from  him  for a boycott of next year's vote.
 Navalny  is implicitly barred from running for office because of a conviction in a fraud case which has been viewed as political retribution.  He  could have run if  he  was given a special dispensation or if  his  conviction was cancelled.
 Incumbent Vladimir Putin  is set to easily win a fourth term in office in the March 18 election  with  his  approval ratings topping 80%.
 Putin  foe clears first step in bid for Russian presidency
Over the past year   Navalny  has mounted a grassroots campaign which reached out to the most remote corners of  Putin 's heartland.
 Navalny   41  is the most serious challenger that  Putin  has faced in all  his  years in power  and the court cases against  him  have been widely seen as a tool to keep  him  from running for office.
In a pre-recorded video message that was released minutes after the Election Commission handed down the decision  Navalny called on  his  supporters to boycott the vote.
"The procedure that we're invited to take part is not an election "  he  said. "Only Putin and the candidates  he  has hand-picked are taking part in it."
Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova told  Navalny  ahead of its vote to bar him that "maybe we would be interested if you were running " but said the conviction doesn't allow the commission to put him on the ballot.
Speaking before the vote   Navalny  told the commission that  their  decision to bar him would be a vote "not against me  but against 16 000 people who have nominated me  against 200 000 volunteers who have been canvassing for me."
The involvement of Ksenia Sobchak  a 36-year-old star TV host  could raise public interest in the race. While Sobchak has denied colluding with the Kremlin  she could attract some of  Navalny 's supporters and help boost attendance.
Sobchak criticized  Navalny 's call for boycotting the vote  saying Monday that the "election is the only way to change something  and boycotting them is inefficient and harmful."

SOLUTION: Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

PROBLEM: Logo of  the Bain Capital  is screened at a news conference in Tokyo  Japan September 28  2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO  (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital  aims to buy Japanâs third-largest advertising agency  Asatsu-DK Inc (9747.T)  for 152 billion yen ($1.35 billion) in one of the largest buyouts in Japan this year  it said on Monday.
 Bain  plans to buy all of Asatsu-DKâs shares from existing holders  including top shareholder WPP (WPP.L)  for 3 660 yen a share  a 15.4 percent premium over Mondayâs close.
 The private equity firm  said  it  would launch a tender offer on Tuesday and plans to delist  the company . The buyout will be canceled if it fails to buy a stake larger than 50.1 percent.
Asatsu-DK supports Bainâs offer  saying that a strategic review had found that private ownership represented the best option to position the company for sustainable growth.
âIn collaboration with  Bain Capital   we will set a course towards bold structural reforms and growth strategies that will help us to enhance our competitiveness and to expand our market share  both in Japan and overseas â said President and Group CEO Shinichi Ueno.
The bid comes only days after a Bain-led consortium signed an $18 billion deal to buy Toshiba Corpâs (6502.T) microchip business.
A source close to WPP said the buyout plan as outlined by Bain significantly undervalued Asatsu-DK.

SOLUTION:
Bain aims to buy Japan advertising agency Asatsu