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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (6/30/2017)

Wishing an enjoyable very long weekend for those of you taking Monday and Tuesday off in celebration of July 4 next week. Congrats to Heitner Legal client Draymond Green for winning Defensive Player of the Year. Quite the honor for a man who was once told he was not cut to be an NBA player. Interesting happenings this week in the NBA with Phil Jackson being fired and Chris Paul heading to Houston. The MLB All-Star festivities are coming up in Miami. I probably won’t be going to the game itself, but will absolutely be attending the Home Run Derby. Let me know if you will be in town for any events.

This week on Forbes:
(1) Dan Fegan Wants $30 Million For Alleged Theft Of NBA Clients
(2) This Week In Sports Law: FTC Slams FanDuel And DraftKings, Nate Diaz Sued, Justin Gilbert Suspended
(3) TeamSnap Snags Sports Tournament Co FanAppEvents For Seven Figures

This week on Inc.: Former Baltimore Raven Ed Reed Invests $250,000 in Emoji Company

And as always, the weekly wrap-up:

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Soccer

Hockey

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.