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The Delicate Legal Art of Financing, Building, and Naming a Stadium in America: Part 3 - Naming
As noted in Part I, naming rights can be a crucial piece of securing funding for a stadium to be built - providing for tens of millions...
Jason Re
Dec 22, 20215 min read
The Expanding Pathways to the NBA
Michael Jordan and North Carolina. Patrick Ewing and Georgetown. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (known as Lew Alcindor at the time) and UCLA. All...
Matthew Netti
Dec 3, 20216 min read
NEW: Former Brooklyn Nets’ Employees Sue Team, Allege Unlawful Race Discrimination
Yesterday, two former Brooklyn Nets’ equipment attendants sued the franchise in United States District Court for the Eastern District of...
Jason Morrin
Nov 16, 20215 min read
The Potential Removal of Phoenix Suns Owner Robert Sarver
Seven even years ago Donald Sterling was forced to sell the Los Angeles Clippers after audio of racist remarks to his girlfriend, V....
Matthew Netti
Nov 15, 20215 min read
Contact is Competitive, Assault is Not
Sports are inherently physical in nature. Football, basketball, soccer, and hockey are the first examples that come to mind when someone...
Evan Mattel
Nov 12, 20213 min read
The Walking Dead: Sarver’s Conduct Leaves Suns Employees Breathlessly Disturbed
"If the commissioner comes in and investigates to see what the f--- is going on in Phoenix, [he] would be appalled." That is how one...
Conlan Farrell
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Ben Simmons Drama & The NBA CBA
Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, “Ben Simmons had been thrown out of practice by Rivers after he declined several times to sub in...
Chris D'Avanzo
Oct 21, 20213 min read
Challenge That! Adopting De Novo Standard of Review For Replays
We’ve all seen it happen. A “no-touchdown” call gets reversed after the video footage showed the football barely crossing the invisible...
Michael Fasciale
Oct 19, 20214 min read
18 Former NBA Players Arrested in Health Care Fraud Scheme
“18 NBA veterans were arrested by federal authorities and are named in the indictment, and all are facing a count of conspiracy to commit...
Chris D'Avanzo
Oct 8, 20212 min read
Terrence Williams: Alleged Ringleader of Plot to Defraud NBA Benefits Plan
On Thursday, October 7, 2021, an indictment listed 18 ex-NBA players charged in the United States District Court for the Southern...
Stephon Burton
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Former NBA Players’ Alleged Fraud Scheme Flops
Tom Winter, NBC News Correspondent for Investigations, and Jonathan Dienst, WNBC Chief Investigative Reporter and NBC News Contributing...
Grant Williamson
Oct 7, 20214 min read
Ben Simmons’ Contract Holdout and Legal Tightrope
You hear the statement when athletes attempt to place their work in perspective – professional sports is a business. It’s true, despite...
Matthew Netti
Oct 4, 20215 min read
Starting the Clock on Basketball Whistle Patent Infringement
A recent patent infringement complaint in North Carolina illustrates how patents cover and help sporting events. While golf is the...
Luke T. Mohrhauser
Sep 16, 20213 min read
NBA Champion, Finals MVP… Lawsuit Plaintiff? Giannis Heads To Court
As a two-time regular season MVP and the reigning NBA Finals MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo is arguably the best all-around player in the NBA...
Stephanie Weissenburger
Aug 30, 20213 min read
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