Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies and Jack Jones of the New England Patriots have both run into trouble due to gun related incidents in the past month. In March 2023, the NBA suspended Ja Morant for eight games after he brandished a gun in a nightclub on Instagram Live.[1] The NBA said Morant had... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Michael Silver / Front Office Sports The NBA, one of the most entertaining and star driven professional leagues, recently has found lawyers to be valuable as general managers and/or president of basketball operations. Although this trend is relatively new and not common with other professional leagues, there appears to be a natural fit... Continue Reading →
Will Ohio State succeed in obtaining a trademark in the most commonly used word in the English language? On August 8th, 2019, Ohio State University filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for the grammatical article “THE.” Ohio State, which is officially designated by Ohio state law as “The Ohio... Continue Reading →
University at Buffalo Sports Law students capped off their great semester with UB Sports Law day. We began the day visiting Jim Sandoro at the Pierce-Arrow Museum. Mr. Sandoro gave us a tour of the transportation museum while discussing the history of the museum and the surrounding neighborhood. In discussing the surrounding neighborhood Mr. Sandoro... Continue Reading →
After watching that snooze-inducing game, the answer would be a resounding no. However, that question is not regarding the game itself, it is directed at the amount of money Atlanta residents paid to build the immaculate Mercedes-Benz Stadium.