Jaden Rashada NIL Drama, $50M Exotic NHL Snake Farm, OBJ Flightmare, Kingsbury Buyout & Darius Miles Allegations
Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you up to date on everything at the intersection of sports and the law! In this episode, Dan Lust is joined by Evan Mattel and Matt Tympanick to discuss breaking issues in the world of Sports Law. Jeff Molina is a UFC fighter who was suspended due to involvement with a betting scandal created by a former UFC coach, James Krause. (8:06) Providing an update to the story, the UFC officially suspended Molina after completing the investigation into the betting scheme led by Krause. The betting scheme came to light because it seemed that Krause, as a coach in the UFC, used inside information to recommend bets. Jaden Rashada's NIL deal in Florida. (11:47) Jaden Reshada is one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country. There were reports that he was trying to decide between the University of Miami and the University of Florida. Rashada chose Florida following a NIL contract that was signed with the University of Florida collective. On December 7th, the CEO of the collective sent a termination letter regarding the contract. The NIL deal reportedly changed from eight figures to seven figures. Rusty Hardin is being sued for legal malpractice in relation to his representation of a sports agent Ben Dogra. (21:03) Dogra previously worked at CAA and upon leaving the company sued for unearned wages. Dogra retained Hardin at a fee of $1.575 million. It later came to light that Hardin’s firm stipulated that the damages amounted to $2,756,503. Dogra is now coming at Hardin alleging that the law firm committed malpractice. The Las Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner has filed for bankruptcy following his purchase of an exotic snake farm for $1.2 million. (30:03) These snakes were purchased from a world-renowned snake breeder, Ben Renick, with the agreement to be broken into installment payments. Now the goalie is in hot water as he claims the snakes are breeding uncontrollably and he cannot afford the rest of the payments owed to the Renick estate. Kliff Kingsbury has been let go as the Arizona Cardinal’s head coach after an abysmal 4-13 record. This comes as the Cardinals gave Kingsbury a 6-year extension through 2027. (35:40) Following this firing stories emerged that Kingsbury allegedly purchased a one-way ticket to Thailand. However, the contract contains a clause that states Kingsbury is not entitled to payments if he fails to attempt to secure other employment. Odell Beckham, Jr. was recently captured on video during a flight after flight attendants informed OBJ that he needed to put on his seatbelt before takeoff. (51:13) OBJ’s refusal to do so led to the passengers to be de-planed and caused a significant delay in the flight. While the stories highlight unruliness, the actions did not lead to any sort of criminal charges. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) | Mike Lawson (@mike_sonof_law) | Justin Mader (@MaderLaw) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support