原文
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26966863/zion-sues-end-agreement-marketing-firm
缩网址
https://tinyurl.com/y43guoxs
内文
Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to enforce his termination of an agreement
he signed with a Florida marketing company, maintaining their deal was
unlawful under North Carolina law, his attorneys told ESPN.
杜克大学的明星球员 Zion Williamson 已经聘请律师提告一家佛罗里达的行销公司,
因其公司所提供的合约并不符合北卡当地的法规
Williamson is set to become the No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans
Pelicans in next week's NBA draft.
Zion Williamson 应该会在下周的19年选秀大会上, 成为鹈鹕的状元新秀
According to the suit filed in federal court in North Carolina on Thursday,
Williamson signed a marketing deal with Gina Ford and Prime Sports on April
20, five days after he had declared his intention to enter the NBA draft.
依照Zion律师在北卡联邦法庭的提告内容, Zion在宣布其将投入19选秀后的五天
与Gina Ford 和 Prime Sports 签下了行销合约(2019/04/20)
That agreement included a clause that it could not be terminated for five
years. Williamson's family told Ford and Prime Sports on May 31 that it was
ending the agreement. The agency responded by saying that if Williamson
terminated the deal, they would sue for damages in excess of $100 million.
在合约中, 明确记载了在未来的五年内不得终止合约
但在2019/05/31, Williamson的家人告知 Gina Ford 与Prime Sports要终止合约
这家行销公司便告知, 如果提前终止合约, 将会提告Zion赔偿至少 1 亿美金
Williamson has since signed with CAA Sports for his contractual and marketing
representation.
Zion 后来跟CAA sports签订经纪约, 代理负责其球员合约与行销合约
According to the suit, the agreement was unlawful under North Carolina's
Uniform Athlete Agents Act because Prime Sports is not certified by the
National Basketball Players Association or a registered athlete agent in
North Carolina or Florida. Additionally, the agreement failed to contain, as
required under the UAAA, a conspicuous notice in boldface type in capital
letters informing the athlete that by signing the agreement he was losing his
eligibility to compete as a student-athlete.
根据北卡的学生运动员经纪法案(Uniform Athlete Agents Act, UAAA)
Prime Sports 并不是NBA所核可的行销公司, 也不是在北卡或佛罗里达注册的经纪公司
导致其签署的合约并不合法
而且根据UAAA, 在合约上必须清楚记载, 告知当运动员签下合约时
代表其无法回归为学生运动员, 但是Prime Sports所提供的合约并没有注明
(应该就是当时水鸟抽到签时, 有人说如果Zion不想去, 只要还没签经纪约
就可以回去Duke打球)
Jeffrey S. Klein, an attorney for Williamson, told ESPN in a statement:
"Prime Sports Marketing's actions towards Mr. Williamson blatantly violated
the North Carolina statute specifically designed to protect student athletes.
Mr. Williamson properly exercised his rights under the law to void his
business dealings with Prime Sports Marketing. Prime Sports Marketing's
continued threats against Mr. Williamson made necessary the filing of this
lawsuit."
Zion的律师告诉ESPN, 这份合约违反了北卡当地保护学生运动员的法规
Zion诉诸法律是为了保护自己的权利才提告
The suit asks the court to declare the agreement void and bar Prime Sports
from acting on Williamson's behalf.