Another concussion lawsuit; Bonds appeal filed; Five NBA owners vote against CBA
December 23, 2011
Another concussion lawsuit filed against NFL
Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levins, Ryan Stewart and Fulton Kuykendall, all former NFL players have filed a lawsuit against the NFL claiming brain injuries incurred while in the league have left them struggling with many medical issues. This is one of many lawsuits filed against the NFL in the past few months claiming that the NFL did not do enough to protect players from concussions.
Bonds get his appeal filed
Retired slugger Barry Bonds has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse his felony obstruction conviction. Bonds was recently sentenced to 30 days house arrest and fined $4,000. for his conviction on giving evasive answers to a grand jury.
Heat owner and four others cast protest votes against new CBA
Miami Heat owner Mickey Arison said that he and four other owners voted against the new NBA CBA to show their displeasure with the new structure of revenue-sharing in the CBA. ESPN provided this break down of the differences in revenue sharing between the last CBA and the recently agreed upon one:
Revenue sharing
• 2005 CBA: Some of the undistributed funds from the luxury tax were given to teams in competitively disadvantaged markets.
• 2011 CBA: A new plan approximately triples the amount of money that is revenue-shared.
• Who benefits? Small-market teams. Teams like the Lakers, with their new $3 billion local television contract, will be perennial payers into this system, and teams like Charlotte and Milwaukee will be perennial beneficiaries.
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