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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-up (3/15/2013)

I have an action packed weekend ahead of me.  First, I will be supporting my client, Mike Spinner, as the Monster Army Recon Tour BMX Contest makes its first East Coast stop at Abacoa Park in Jupiter, Florida on Saturday.  That will be followed up with my beautiful grandmother’s birthday dinner.  And then on Sunday, I am […]

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Is Fining NBA Players Who Flop the Right Penalty?

The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq.   Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. Flopping. David Stern is fed up with it, as are all NBA fans. Flopping has undoubtedly taken away from the NBA game. The last few […]

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Why the NBA Should be Opposed to David Stern’s 23-and-Under Proposal

The following article is a guest contribution by Benjamin Haynes, Esq.   Haynes is a former Division 1 Basketball Player at Oral Roberts University and currently practices law in the State of Florida. The twelve men of the USA basketball team stood tall with gold medals around their neck and their hand across their chest as their country’s […]

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2012 Bloomberg Sports Business Summit Will Look At The Money Behind The Game

What: Bloomberg Sports Business Summit When: September 6, 2012 Where: Bryant Park Grill (25 West 40th Street, New York) On behalf of Bloomberg, Sports Agent Blog is pleased to share an invitation for you to attend the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit on September 6, 2012 in New York at a special discounted rate. The Bloomberg Sports Business […]

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Basketball Agents Are Greedy Twitter Campaigners

“By some combination of mendacity and greed, the agents who are looking out for themselves rather than their clients are trying to scuttle the deal.  They’re engaged in what appears to be an orchestrated Twitter campaign and a series of interviews that are designed to deny the economic realities of the proposal.” – NBA Commisioner […]

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/14/2011)

Week #2 at Wolfe Law Miami, P.A. was fantastic.  I have been busy working on a healthy mix of transactional and litigation work in the entertainment, music, sports, and even internet (drafting a website purchase agreement) world.  Dynasty is also in the process of signing its first soccer player.  Today, I am finally moving my […]

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NBA Close To First Work Stoppage Since 1998

The 2011 NBA Draft took place as scheduled on June 23, but a work stoppage still seems a real possibility as owners and players have a wide gap that needs to be narrowed.  Many believe that NBA owners and players are still almost $7 billion apart in their dealings over a new 10-year agreement. Billy […]

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King James in Hollywood…Not Likely

No I’m not talking about LeBron playing for the Lakers, but that other Los Angeles team, the Clippers, if you forgot they existed.  The New York Post and ESPN recently reported that David Geffen, the billionaire entertainment mogul, wants to buy a controlling share in the Clippers.  More importantly, Geffen told current owner Donald Sterling […]

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College Basketball Players

Why John Wall Should Not Go Pro…This Year

In the recent week since the downfall of the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Tourney, speculation has arisen about the status of John Wall, the Kentucky point guard, who by most analysts is expected to be the number one overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. There are reports that Wall is having second thoughts […]

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The Ramifications of Gilbert Arenas’ Sentence

On Friday January 15, Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty to felony possession of a firearm without a license. Although his actual sentence will have to wait until March 26, Arenas has already begun to feel the consequences of his decision. Adidas has already dropped their sponsorship of Arenas, but he is also being hit in another […]