Can ex-UCLA star O’Bannon drill this shot against NCAA?
If only someone had access to the NCAA’s financial statements, could comb through years of its accounting books, and find out how this institution funnels billions of dollars around all in the name of protecting the integrity of intercollegiate athletics.
Ed O’Bannon, here’s your shot.
The kid who 15 years ago led UCLA to a national basketball championship with a 30-point, 17-rebound game against Arkansas has become the man who, according to some observers, has been given a chance at becoming a revolutionary figure in the amateur sports world.
Last week, a U.S. District Court judge denied a dismissal from the NCAA and ruled that O’Bannon and his legal team can proceed with a class-action antitrust lawsuit against
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the organization and its licensing partners. The essence of their complaint: The NCAA continues to get rich from companies that use the likenesses and images of former players in video games and other memorabilia. And the players get nothing in return.
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2/16/10
