Comments on: NBA players, owners let the lawyers do the sniping now http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/16/nba-players-owners-let-the-lawyers-do-the-sniping-now/ Basketball - NBC Sports Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: hail2tharedskins http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/16/nba-players-owners-let-the-lawyers-do-the-sniping-now/comment-page-1/#comment-57917 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:28:33 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=34689#comment-57917 Yes, I do find it weird. But I think he knows this will not go to trial (there will court rulings on pre-trial motions), so he has been retained for his legal expertise in the area and to guide the players to try to muster as much legal leverage early on to help them negotiate a settlement.

It is interesting that he argued successfully before the 8th circuit that a lockout arising out of a labor dispute is legal regardless of whether or not a union still existed (or even ever existed), and on day one he said the NBA players would not seek an injunction to end the lockout as he conceeded it was legal. I can’t help but wonder if he would have challenged the lockout if he hadn’t just argued months ago for it. Makes it an interesting choice that the NBA players choose to go with Boies (he is certainly a great attorney, but his hands may be tied by some of his recent arguments)

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/16/nba-players-owners-let-the-lawyers-do-the-sniping-now/comment-page-1/#comment-57913 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:18:16 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=34689#comment-57913 Anyone else find it a little weird that Boies was representing the exact opposite argument when he was working for the NFL during their lockout? Not that it is illegal or wrong or anything…just a little weird is all. I remember him lashing out against the NFL players and absolutely killing Kessler during the NFL negotiations…now he is working with Kessler? Odd.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Boies

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