Posted on 05/26/2023 3:25:42 PM PDT by billorites
During TNT's broadcast of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, Shaquille O'Neal hinted at his involvement in an FTX lawsuit while speaking to Stephen Curry — just hours before getting served.
"Thanks for getting me in trouble," O'Neal said to Curry, likely in reference to their joint involvement in the FTX case.
"Don't say nothing," he continued, as both NBA legends fell into laughter.
Later that night, O'Neal was reportedly served two legal complaints — one for his involvement in the ongoing FTX lawsuit and another regarding an NFT project — by a process server who attended the game, Adam Moskowitz, co-counsel on the FTX lawsuit, told Insider.
In November 2022, following the implosion of FTX, investors in the now infamous crypto exchange filed a lawsuit against the celebrities who publically endorsed the company. Tom Brady, Larry David, Steph Curry, and O'Neal, among others, were part of the group of figures listed in the class-action suit.
O'Neal was first served in mid-April, following a three-month chase, according to tweets from the Moskowitz law firm, which represents the FTX investors.
O'Neal's lawyers have tried to dismiss the legal claim, saying in a court filing earlier this month that the papers were "tossed," at him while he was driving out from his Georgia home and were left "on the road where they landed."
"After months of dodging service, Shaquille O'Neal was just personally served with 2 Complaints, while broadcasting the Heat/Celtics Game 7 in Miami, Florida," the Moskowitz law firm wrote in a statement this morning. "The process server filmed the event to ensure there was no ambiguity like Shaq has been arguing in the FTX case, but after service, Mr. O'Neil had the process server kicked out of the Arena."
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I see another subpoena on the horizon.
Gonna need a bigger cell.
“Mr. O’Neil had the process server kicked out of the Arena...”
O’Neil doesn’t have the authority to eject a patron from the arena in Miami or any other arena in the NBA. Since there was no reported violent action against him, and it was filmed, he has no alternative other than leave the area.
He can’t claim harassment as harass means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person which causes substantial emotional distress to that person and serves no legitimate purpose (Florida State Statute 784.048).
The magic there is that it did serve a purpose. The delivery of the complaint was part of a class-action lawsuit alleging O’Neal and other celebrities defrauded FTX investors. He can be delivered in the arena and has no action he can take unless unlawful acts are accomplished like violence, a shouting match, a physical threat, or the brandishing of a weapon. It’s just another time the NBA, along with other sports, is making every effort to protect their investments. And Brother O’Neil should have known better.
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