Though the Nets gave general manager Billy King a contract extension last week, it is unknown if Carlesimo will be back after leading the Nets to a 35-19 mark after replacing the fired Avery Johnson in late December.

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King received a recent contract extension, but the Nets quickly decided they wanted someone new on the bench, even after Carlesimo went 35-19 on an interim basis.

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He recently signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Hit King Inc. that runs through 2017.

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Patrick Ada, Jack Midson, Antonio Murray and Mat Mitchel-King were all out of contract at the Glass World Stadium with the club unable to afford long term deals.

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Captain Mat Mitchel-King is the only player with a contract offer still on the table.

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In 2002 Canterbury lost a contract to supply patties to Burger King, at the time its largest customer.

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In 1993 they got into contract drug manufacturing by forming the subsidiary called King.

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Boiling it down, the ESPN contract simply confirms that in the North American sports landscape, the NFL is king.

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Despite its wobbly start at selling branded drugs, Anexia gave King a taste for bigger gross margins: 75% for a brand drug, versus 20% or less for contract manufacturing.

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King, a former test centre, who won the Tri Nations with Australia in 2006, admitted that he feels contract matters are often harder in rugby league due to decisions being made half-way through the season.

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