Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT's legal team includes ALEX SPIRO, the attorney who helped WR JULIAN EDELMAN "fight his suspension" for PEDs, and WILLIAM A. BURCK, who helped prosecute MARTHA STEWART (BOSTONGLOBE.com, 3/21).
COURT RULINGS: A Cleveland area tattoo artist has won a decision in his lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive, the makers of "NBA 2K." JIMMY HAYDEN alleged that Take-Two "infringed on copyrights he holds for tattoos he created" for LEBRON JAMES, Cavaliers C TRISTAN THOMPSON and Raptors G DANNY GREEN (CLEVELAND.com, 3/21)....Former NBAer DAVID WEST will "not be receiving" a $1.4M check from BP for damages resulting from the company’s Deepwater Horizon disaster after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals "reversed a lower court ruling that had upheld a claim filed by West for 'lost' earnings" (NOLA.com, 3/21).
THE GOOD STUFF: Jazz G DONOVAN MITCHELL on Thursday "surprised his fourth-grade teacher's daughter with a $25,000 scholarship" through his foundation (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 3/22)....Bills OT JEREMIAH SIRLES and C SPENCER LONG, who are both Nebraska alumni, in response to the flooding occurring in the northern part of the state, "organized a dinner" on Thursday night that provided "relief to both first responders and those affected in hard-hit Colfax County" (ESPN.com, 3/21).
NAMES: The ’18 documentary about a group of Red Wings players from the Soviet Union, “THE RUSSIAN FIVE,” begins its “theatrical run with a red carpet event” Friday night at 6:00pm ET at the Emagine Royal Oak movie theater in Royal Oak, Mich. All proceeds from Friday’s event -- and 5% of the proceeds from the film’s generated revenue -- will be “donated to the Vladimir Konstantinov Special Needs Trust.” Tickets are $160, which “includes the red-carpet arrival, a screening of the film, post-film Q&A and a reception with drinks and food” (FREEP.com, 3/21)....Saints and Pelicans Owner GAYLE BENSON “will address graduates as the keynote speaker” at Loyola Univ.’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for May 11 (NOLA.com, 3/20)....Former NFL Panthers Owner JERRY RICHARDSON, President DANNY MORRISON and Dir of Communications CHARLIE DAYTON attended Thursday night’s Wofford-Seton Hall NCAA Tournament game in Jacksonville (TWITTER.com, 3/21).
