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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (6/28/2013)

Post author By Darren Heitner
Post date June 28, 2013

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Bruek — Former Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke (3) is represented by his father and his cousin. Photo Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

The Miami Heat celebrated its second consecutive championship this week. Thankfully, LeBron James’ head was not sliced off by low hanging bridges on the route. What are your thoughts about last night’s NBA Draft? Exciting class of rookies? This week on FORBES: (1) Are Executive Search Firms Worth The Cost To College Athletic Departments?; (2) Jay-Z Signs Kevin Durant To Roc Nation Sports. Rival Agents, Are You Not Entertained?; (3) Sports And Medicine Merged In Athletes’ Performance Partnership With Mayo Clinic; (4) OtterBox Throws Support Behind Mexican-Born NASCAR Driver; (5) New England Patriots Release Aaron Hernandez After Arrest, Say ‘Simply The Right Thing To Do’; and (6) NBA Draft Dreams To Become Reality For Seven Special Basketball Players. And as always, the weekly wrap-up:

Football

Concerning the rookie symposium [Beyond the Playbook for N.F.L. Rookies].

Baseball

Sheff has a resort, a cigar line and a sports agency [Guided by Sheffield, Journeyman Pitcher Is Now a Star].

Basketball

Defends his decision to hire father and cousin as agents [Draft Watch: Trey Burke takes trailblazing road to NBA Draft].
Wasserman Media Group in charge [The World’s Most Valuable NBA Agencies].

Sports Law

Analogized with Curt Flood [Current college athlete set to become face of Ed O’Bannon v. NCAA?].

Sports Business

Creative Artists Agency with the top spot on the list [The World’s Most Valuable Sports Agencies].
Looking at the value of a black man helping another black man.. [Commentary: Why Jay-Z the Sports Agent Is Good for the Industry].
Athletes always want their names in lyrics [The Pros And Cons Of Hiring Jay-Z As A Player Agent].

Tags CAA, gary sheffield, NFL, Trey Burke, Wasserman Media Group

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.