The Raptors believe there is no merit to the Knicks’ lawsuit.
Tom Thibodeau’s joking response to Jeff Van Gundy’s new jobToronto is seeking to get the case thrown out, saying it has no merit because of an “all-encompassing arbitration clause in the parties’ governing agreement,” according to court records filed with the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York.
The Knicks are suing former employee, Ikechukwu Azotam, as well as the Raptors organization, parent company Maple Leaf Sports, Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic, player development coach Noah Lewis and 10 unnamed John Does for allegedly stealing proprietary information from the franchise. Azotam was hired by the Knicks in October of 2020 as an assistant video coordinator and left the team in August as a director of video, analytics and player development assistant.
The Knicks allege that Rajakovic, a rookie head coach, used Azotam’s experience with the Knicks to get him up to speed. Included in the suit, the Knicks say that Azotam “began secretly forwarding proprietary information from his Knicks email account to his personal Gmail account, which he then shared with Raptors defendants.” Why ESPN wants two partners to buy into its futureRookie Noah Clowney has a lot to learn about the NBA, and the Nets have a lot of ways to teach him
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