For the primary time, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver this week addressed the lawsuit filed in opposition to the Raptors by the Knicks concerning stolen proprietary info.
“On that dispute, I don’t know more than what I read in the complaint that was filed in federal court, and so I don’t have a sense yet of how egregious it is, and I haven’t had an opportunity to see what the Raptors response is,” Silver instructed the media on Wednesday. “This ultimately may end up in front of me, so I think it’s appropriate to withhold judgment.”
In case you missed it, New York filed the lawsuit on August 21 and alleged {that a} former worker named Ikechukwu Azotam was stealing info to take with him to his new job at Toronto.
“These files include confidential information such as play frequency reports, a prep book for the 2022-23 season, video scouting files and materials and more. Given the clear violation of our employment agreement, criminal and civil law, we were left no choice but to take this action,” A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden Sports said at the time.
The lawsuit named 14 defendants together with the Raptors workforce, MLSE, new Raptors head coach Darko Rajaković, Raptors participant growth coach Noah Lewis, ten unnamed folks and naturally, Azotam.
Azotam labored for the Knicks as an assistant video coordinator after which as a director of video / analytics / participant growth assistant from 2020-23 then was allegedly recruited by Toronto round June / July of 2023.
It is unclear what the implications of the lawsuit will probably be as but, but it surely actually isn’t a superb search for incoming coach Rajaković.
