Saturday, January 21, 2006
Fan's potential lawsuit out of bounds
New York Knicks forward Antonio Davis was suspended for five games because he went into the stands of the United Center during a recent contest against the Bulls. Davis believed a drunk fan was harassing his wife.
The verbal confrontation was quickly dissolved once Davis headed back to the bench and arena security got involved. Now, that fan is threatening to sue Davis and his wife for a reported $1 million.
In published reports, the fan claims Davis' wife scratched him, and that his good name is being slandered. If Davis apologizes, the lawsuit will supposedly not be filed.
I wasn't there to see any of this first-hand, but this sounds like a lot of nonsense. How was this fan harmed at all by what happened? And, how did he come up with a figure of $1 million? It's all a play for publicity and money.
The verbal confrontation was quickly dissolved once Davis headed back to the bench and arena security got involved. Now, that fan is threatening to sue Davis and his wife for a reported $1 million.
In published reports, the fan claims Davis' wife scratched him, and that his good name is being slandered. If Davis apologizes, the lawsuit will supposedly not be filed.
I wasn't there to see any of this first-hand, but this sounds like a lot of nonsense. How was this fan harmed at all by what happened? And, how did he come up with a figure of $1 million? It's all a play for publicity and money.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 1:30 AM
