Former Kansas basketball star Mario Chalmers and several other athletes are suing the NCAA for allegedly profiting from using their names, images and likenesses without authorization.
Chalmers played at Kansas from 2005-2008. The highlight of his career was knocking down a 3-pointer right before the end of regulation in the 2008 national title game. His clutch shot sent the game into overtime, where the Jayhawks would eventually take care of business.
According to the lawsuit, the NCAA has profited from replaying Chalmers’ iconic shot every March. The former Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year hasn’t received compensation for it though.
This class-action lawsuit was filed on Monday in New York.
“The NCAA’s illegal conduct has damaged plaintiffs by diminishing their opportunity to maximize their compensation for their publicity rights, including their rights related to images related to the most profitable portion of NCAA’s revenue, basketball,” the lawsuit says, via LancasterOnline. “The full amount of this damage is currently unknown, and it continues to increase as the NCAA and its affiliates and co-conspirators continue to profit from the NCAA’s ongoing, uninterrupted usurpation of plaintiffs’ and class members publicity rights.”
Ryan Boatright, Alex Oriakhi and Jason Terry were some of the other notable names attached to this lawsuit.
The NCAA has not yet released a statement on this class-action lawsuit. Perhaps that’ll happen soon.
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