Letter About NBA Player Could Have Sparked Legal Concerns
By Ian Fisher
The Portland Trailblazers’ decision to send out an e-mail on Jan. 8 to other NBA teams warning them not to sign Darius Miles was heavily criticized by a panel of sports lawyers earlier this month at the 2009 University of Florida Sports Law Symposium.
The Trailblazer organization’s president, Larry Miller, sent the letter out threatening legal action if Miles was signed because it would negatively affect the Trailblazers’ salary cap numbers.
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