Welcome to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you informed on everything at the intersection of sports and the law. Hosts Dan Lust (⁠@SportsLawLust⁠) and Stephanie Weissenburger (@SWeissenburger_) break down the latest Sports and Entertainment Law stories. They are joined by special guest Andrew Petcash (@AndrewPetcash). Andrew is an entrepreneur, investor, and former Boston U basketball player helping to build the future of sports.

The Commanders have entered the final stages of a sale that has been in the works for the past few months. (0:30) The bids have been placed with varying dollar amounts as well as varying amounts of indemnification the parties are willing to grant the current Commander's owner Dan Snyder. Stories have surfaced about a possible $7 billion bid that is coupled with full indemnity from DC native Brian Davis. Dan Snyder had reportedly reached a deal with an investment group led by billionaire Josh Harris, to sell the team for around $6.05 billion. The sale is still in the bidding stage but seems to be heading towards finalization in the coming months.

The world of NIL seems to be shifting towards the school helping to facilitate deals for their athletes. (16:15) As part of this trend, schools are consolidating their collectives to bring them under one central umbrella. Schools are also starting to form different NIL departments to help aid their students in obtaining these deals. The departments are staffed by former NFLPA and other player representatives to help navigate the wild west of the NIL landscape.

The NBA has finalized its newest CBA in an agreement with the league and its players. (24:35) Some of the provisions of the CBA stand out above the rest. The NBA has cut out any testing for cannabis. Along the same vein, players are also permitted to invest in legalized cannabis as a way to obtain money outside of the NBA. The CBA also allows players to invest in other franchises. This provision seems to be the most confusing and interesting. Finally, the NBA inserted a 65-game minimum for NBA MVP awards.

Ja Morant has filed a countersuit against the teenager who first brought suit against the basketball star. (26:50) Morant is accusing the teenager of slander, battery, and assault over a pickup basketball game at Morant’s home last July. The main complaint is that Ja claims this case has damaged his reputation to the point that he may miss out on an NBA SuperMax contract that is only afforded to certain players.

Dan and Stephanie dive into the world of entertainment law and discuss the recent possible contract dispute surrounding Bravo star Tom Sandoval of Vanderpump Rules. (52:33) The dispute stems from a podcast appearance by Tom following the recording of the tell-all segment which is done at the end of every season of many different Bravo shows. The tell-all segments are meant to recap the season and introduce other stories the audience didn't get to experience during the season. This episode had not yet aired but Tom went onto a podcast and divulged some of the stories that were going to be covered during the tell-all. Now Bravo is claiming that Tom broke his contract with the network and may face some consequences.

***
Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ConductDetrimental.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Let us know if you want to join the team.
Hosts: Dan Wallach (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WallachLegal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) | Dan Lust (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SportsLawLust⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Producers: Mike Lawson (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mike_sonof_Law⁠⁠⁠⁠)
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email⁠





---

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support