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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (4/21/2017)

April is a big month of traveling, with stops in New York, Boston and Washington D.C., two of the cities currently having teams in the NBA Playoffs, with Boston hardly counting among them based on their play to date. A trip to Milan could be coming in early May, but that may be derailed by […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (10/21/2016)

I can’t wait for the election to be over. There is a bad candidate and a worse candidate, and a media circus that is loving every minute of it all while checking out the bottom line and bathing in money. But how about the Dolphins last weekend? I bet that surprised many of you. Hopefully, […]

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College Basketball Players

Denzel Valentine Follows In Draymond Green’s Footsteps

You would be hard-pressed to find an athlete with more influence on the Michigan State basketball program than former Spartan and current Golden State Warrior Draymond Green. Earlier this year, Green made a record $3.1 million donation to the school’s athletic department. Two days ago, I assisted Green in applying for a trademark covering “Sagnasty,” […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (11/7/2014)

Another week, another trip.  This Saturday I am off to New York City.  I hear that Sidebar is the spot to go to watch the Florida Gators game at night, so if you are in town you should feel free to stop by and watch the team that dominated Georgia last week.  I am also […]

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Agent Spotlight: B.J. Armstrong of Wasserman Media Group

Recently, I wrapped up my second year of teaching Sport Agency Management at Indiana University Bloomington.  It has been a true blessing to have been given the opportunity to teach driven, intelligent students, which is something I hope to continue doing for the rest of my life.   The Sport Agency Management course is intended to […]

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Wasserman Media Group’s Recent Promotions Indicate Strong Desire To Retain Arn Tellem

Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO of Wasserman Media Group has announced that Arn Tellem will become Vice Chairman of the company and basketball agents BJ Armstrong and Thad Foucher are promoted to Executive Vice Presidents of Basketball.  Together, Armstrong and Foucher will lead the group that manages the careers of over seventy-five professional basketball players around the globe. […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/20/2012)

I am told that today is a holiday to celebrate and consume weed.  I will be spending my time in a deposition, instead.  If you have some free time on your hands, check out new legal scholarship that I just had published in the Pace I.P. Sports & Entertainment Law Forum titled, Football v. Football: A […]

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Agent Selection Scenarios: Duke Basketball

Duke is always a lock to make the NCAA Tournament and usually a good team to pick making the Final Four in your office pool.  The school also churns out plenty of talented players who have long, successful careers in the NBA.  Here are some names of Duke alumni who have played professionally, along with […]

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Derrick Rose Has An Advantage

The Boston Celtics are getting a run for their money in the first round of this year’s NBA Playoffs.  They should have learned to take their first round opponents seriously after barely beating the Hawks in the first round last year.  Maybe it’s just that they did not expect the #1 overall pick from this […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/24/09)

The University of Florida is the #4 party school according to Playboy’s 2009 rankings.  The University of Miami is #1.  2L classes have finally come to a close.  I turned in my Legal Drafting final yesterday and just completed a 24-hour take home exam in International Human Rights Law.  I am mentally and physically drained.  […]