Current:Home > MarketsKnicks suing Raptors and former employee for sharing confidential information, per reports-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Knicks suing Raptors and former employee for sharing confidential information, per reports
lotradecoin listing View Date:2024-12-25 16:29:47
The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach Darko Rajaković and a former Knicks employee on Monday for sharing confidential team information, according to SNY.
The Knicks organization filed the case in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The team alleges that Ikechukwu Azotam, a member of the video team who was promoted during his tenure on the staff, sent the Raptors "thousands" of pieces of confidential information, including information about plays, preparation and scouting videos.
The Knicks said that Azotam "illegally procured and disclosed proprietary information" while he was a member of the franchise, according to a statement obtained by SNY's Ian Begley.
"Given the clear violation of our employment agreement, criminal and civil law, we were left no choice but to take this action," the statement said.
MSG Entertainment, the company that owns the Knicks, reportedly informed the Raptors of the violations last week, but the defendants learned the franchise was taking legal action when the lawsuit was filed.
"The company strongly denies any involvement in the matters alleged," Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the Raptors' parent company, who is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, said. "MLSE and the Toronto Raptors will reserve further comment until this matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.”
According to ESPN, the Knicks are seeking unspecified damages and are asking for the Raptors to not use the information provided by Azotam.
Rajaković was hired as the Raptors head coach in June. He reportedly recruited Azotam to join his staff while Azotam was still on the Knicks. Azotam sent the files to the Toronto franchise in order to help the first-time head coach set up his program. Azotam informed New York of his new job with their division rival in July.
veryGood! (8415)
Related
- Sofía Vergara Responds After Joe Manganiello Says Her Reason for Divorce Is “Not True”
- Real Housewives' Melissa Gorga Shares a Hack To Fit Triple the Amount of Clothes in Your Suitcase
- 7 shot when gunfire erupts at a pop-up party in Massachusetts
- Crazy weather week coming to the US: From searing heat to snow. Yes, snow.
- Hurricane Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or water
- 6 people, including 3 children, killed in a Georgia house fire, authorities say
- Angelina Jolie Debuts Chest Tattoo During Milestone Night at Tony Awards With Daughter Vivienne Jolie-Pit
- Doubling Down with the Derricos’ Deon and Karen Derrico Break Up After 19 Years of Marriage
- NASA still hasn't decided the best way to get the Starliner crew home: 'We've got time'
- Steven Spielberg gets emotional over Goldie Hawn tribute at Tribeca: 'Really moved'
Ranking
- Anchorage police shoot, kill teenage girl who had knife; 6th police shooting in 3 months
- Bryson DeChambeau wins 2024 U.S. Open with clutch finish to deny Rory McIlroy
- A$AP Rocky stars alongside his and Rihanna's sons in Father's Day campaign: See the photos
- Missouri woman's conviction for a murder her lawyers say a police officer committed overturned after 43 years
- Streamer stayed awake for 12 days straight to break a world record that doesn't exist
- Surgeon general calls on Congress to require social media warning labels, like those on cigarettes
- Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and the psyche of the country
- Biden campaign calls Trump a convicted felon in new ad about former president's legal cases
Recommendation
-
Get 10 free boneless wings with your order at Buffalo Wild Wings: How to get the deal
-
7 shot when gunfire erupts at a pop-up party in Massachusetts
-
9 people injured in stabbing incident at Indianapolis strip mall, police say
-
How Maluma, Tom Brady and More Stars Are Celebrating Father's Day 2024
-
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly
-
Amber Rose Reacts to Ex Wiz Khalifa Expecting Baby With Girlfriend Aimee Aguilar
-
Bee stings are extremely common. Here’s how to identify them.
-
Democrat-controlled Vermont Legislature attempts to override Republican governor’s vetoes