A new filing has emerged in the ongoing lawsuit involving former Duke phenom and current NBA star Zion Williamson and his former marketing agent Gina Ford and Prime Sports Marketing. The recent filings in Bowen vs. Adidas allege Williamson and/or his family received improper benefits from Chris Rivers, an Adidas Representative. Payments were supposedly made between November […]
Klutch Sports Group welcomes prominent agent Nicole Lynn as the new President of Football Operations. Nicole began her agent career when she became the first female agent to represent PlayersRep in 2015 and signed her first client at only 26 years old. Lil Wayne’s Young Money APAA Sports Agency acquired PlayersRep in 2017, where Nicole […]
Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. is taking a second crack at filing an amended prospectus with the Securities Exchange Commission. The original attempt to go public was in September 2019, but the plan was scrapped, citing hazardous market conditions. Owner of talent agency WME, Endeavor Content, and the UFC, Endeavor intends to sell 21.3 million shares […]
Agent David Lee has filed papers in the Manhattan Supreme Court to bring a suit against Raymond Brothers of Roc Nation Sports. The claim alleges Brothers bribed New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson with a free $34,000 Chevy Silverado to sever his contractual agreement with Lee and elect him as his new agent. Lee had […]
A3 Athletics splashes back into the basketball division by signing former five-star recruit and Tennessee guard Jaden Springer. The projected 2021 first-round draftee will be represented by the experienced team of agents Chad Speck, Isaac Conner, and Austin Cox. In his lone season as a Vol, Springer led his team in multiple statistical categories and […]
Prominent basketball agent, Daniel Moldovan, joins Octagon Baseketball as Vice President and Player Agent. Moldovan will bring with him his list of clients formerly represented by his Australian basketball agency Lighthouse Sports Management. The high-profile client list includes Toronto Raptors Center Aron Baynes and NBA veterans Jonah Bolden and Isaac Humphries. Also included on the […]
With news of the NFL salary cap being officially released at $182.5 million, cuts and contract restructures were accurately expected to ensue. The salary cap was reduced by more than $15 million due to the pandemic-stricken 2020 season, where the cap was set at $198.2 million. Superagent Drew Rosenhaus has been incredibly diligent in negotiating […]
Excel Sports Management has brought on three new members to their team, according to the company. Each new member of the staff brings to the table an impressive resumé coupled with valuable experience that will enable them to immediately make significant contributions to the firm. John Nowicki has been hired into the role of Director […]
VaynerSports has signed rising UFC star Sean O’Malley for full representation. The talent agency co-founded by brothers Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk has been particularly active since bursting into the MMA management circle last July. Lloyd Pierson heads the management’s MMA division which has already contracted former and current champions and Hall of Famers, including Stipe […]
DK Metcalf has elected for new representation following the completion of his sophomore NFL season. Previously represented by Todd France and Ben Renzin, Metcalf is now in agreement with Tory Dandy, the Co-Head of CAA Sport’s football division. The Seahawk’s star wide receiver has firmly asserted himself into the conversation as one of the best […]