The NBA has finally set a date to resolve the Knicks and Raptors' legal dispute, but it won't be until the summer of 2025.
A hearing is scheduled for late July, league officials told The Post's Stephen Bondi.
This comes 13 months after a court turned the case over to the NBA for arbitration, the first to accuse former Knicks employee Ike Azotam of illegally bringing “thousands of private files into his new role.” Almost two years have passed since the lawsuit was filed in August 2023. ” against the Raptors.
“Last June, a court ordered the NBA to arbitrate this theft of proprietary and confidential files. And after the NBA let this matter sit for seven months, we now have another seven months to finalize it.” He is said to be facing a hearing.” A spokesperson for MSG Sports said in a statement. “We remain skeptical because the NBA has consistently shown an unwillingness to address this issue, likely due to the fact that the NBA president is the defendant.”
The Knicks had sought $10 million in damages as part of their original lawsuit, but a federal judge ruled in June that the dispute should be arbitrated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
The judge required an update from the league by Dec. 13, but the teams agreed in a joint filing that the NBA failed to provide an update by that deadline.
Both teams finally received word from the league on Monday that the matter would be investigated.
“The NBA has acknowledged that this significant theft of proprietary and confidential files went unnoticed for several months,” a spokesperson for MSG Sports said Monday. “The NBA has a clear conflict of interest and a lack of appetite for a fair outcome in this matter. That's what we've said all along.”
Injured guard Landry Shamet played in his first game Monday for G League Westchester since suffering a dislocated shoulder during the preseason and being waived in October.
The six-year NBA veteran scored 10 points in 19 minutes.
“I watched the game [Monday] Several players played well on the night. Just seeing him out there was encouraging,” Tom Thibodeau said. “It's good to see him healthy again on the field, but there's a lot that needs to happen before he can play with us.”
