Conor McGregor's legal troubles stemming from Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals are far from over.
The former UFC star, who was convicted in November of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room while intoxicated in 2018, was killed by McGregor at the Caseya Center on June 9, 2023. A civil lawsuit has been filed by an anonymous woman alleging sexual assault.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Florida, stems from an incident reported days after the Heat vs. Nuggets game, during which McGregor participated in in-game entertainment and appeared on the Heat's mascot He is famous for punching Bernie in the hospital.
In the lawsuit, McGregor accuses the boxer of battery and gross negligence in maintaining a safe atmosphere by continuing to serve alcoholic beverages after he allegedly became intoxicated.
The Miami Heat, which hosted the final game on June 9, was also named as a defendant in the lawsuit for allegedly providing excessive services to the player from Dublin, Ireland.
Basketball Properties LLC, which operates the Heat's Kasedani Center, is also named as a defendant.
After the match, McGregor's acquaintance grabbed the accuser's wrist and dragged her away from the courtside club, saying, “Conor would kill you if we lost you,” according to the complaint.
McGregor eventually showed up and took the accuser to the arena's bathroom, where he “attempted to force his unprotected penis into Jane Doe's mouth without her consent,” the complaint states.
In June, footage emerged of Mr McGregor leading a woman into the bathroom before the door was blocked by security.
The complaint details how the woman tried to run away, but McGregor allegedly slammed her against a wall and put her in an armlock. In the end, she was able to escape and left the arena.
The accuser said in the complaint that the fighter was “under the influence of intoxicants and was out of control.”
McGregor has previously denied the allegations to TMZ, saying in a statement after the video was released that the allegations were “nothing more than a shakedown.”
McGregor did not press criminal charges because there was “insufficient evidence” to prove that the 35-year-old had sexually assaulted his accuser.
The woman is seeking more than $75,000 in damages for past and future medical expenses, as well as legal costs and other relief.
“Special treatment is [McGregor] by allowing him to pour his own alcoholic beverage and by allowing him to fail the cut. [McGregor]His prohibition of access to alcoholic beverages after being overserved shows a conscious disregard for safe patrons, including similarly situated patrons. [the plaintiff]” the complaint states.
The suit alleges that arena staff were aware that Varney was injured during his contact with McGregor and continued to serve him alcoholic beverages.
“After the Miami-Dade County Prosecutor's Office chose not to file criminal charges, civil litigation is my client's only avenue to seek justice in this case,” the accuser's attorney, James Dunn, told the front office. he told The Sport in an email. . “My client has thought long and hard about the decision to proceed with this civil action and is concerned about the potential impact on his Wall Street job.”
McGregor, 36, was there to promote his painkilling spray, TIDL, and enlisted the help of Heat mascot Bernie for the promotional stunt.
Barney withstood two punches from McGregor, but was then sprayed by the boxer. However, the mascot walked away with serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
McGregor was ordered to pay $264,000 in damages to victim Nikita Hand after the fighter was found responsible for the sexual assault in November 2018.
Since then, the boxer has been dropped by alcohol and food sponsors, including from the $600 million whiskey empire he built.
