Did they offer Lee an option to attend the hearing by teleconference? And if they demanded he attend, in Canada, did they give him hotel and airfare?
The idea of giving him a few weeks' notice to travel to Canada to dispute things (a week before the English Pro) is unrealistic. In real life, if the NBA has a problem with Shaq throwing an elbow at another player on the court, they call him after the game or send a rep to speak to him about the matter. They don't make him fly from Miami to NY to sit down at NBA headquarters when he has a playoff game the next day.
Bob, I'm starting to give you credit here. Don't lose your credibility be defending such an unrealistic travel demand on short notice during competitive season.
First of all, he's hadd nearly a month to get any travel plans together...
Secondly, why on God's green earth would the IFBB foot the bill so Lee could answer to why HE decided to compete in a rival federation? Does the court pay for you to fight a traffic ticket, or a trial?
Third, do you really think the IFBB is going to give a shit about a rival fedeation's show, when the very reason for the hearing is that very infraction..?
Come on now...If it was near and dear to Lee's heart to remain with the IFBB, he would have had no problem attending a hearing deciding his fate...he clearly does not, and has stated so on several occasions.