{"product_id":"court-justice-the-inside-story-of-my-battle-agains-the-ncaa-paperback","title":"Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Agains the NCAA - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd O'Bannon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael McCann\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Like Curt Flood and Oscar Robertson, who paved the way for free agency in sports, Ed O'Bannon decided there was a principle at stake... O'Bannon gave the movement to reform college sports...passion and purpose, animated by righteous indignation.\" -Jeremy Schaap, ESPN journalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 2009, Ed O'Bannon, once a star for the 1995 NCAA Champion UCLA Bruins and a first-round NBA draft pick, thought he'd made peace with the NCAA's exploitive system of \"amateurism.\" College athletes generated huge profits, yet-training nearly full-time, forced to tailor coursework around sports, often pawns in corrupt investigations-they saw little from those riches other than revocable scholarships and miniscule chances of going pro. Still, that was all in O'Bannon's past...until he saw the video game \u003cem\u003eNCAA Basketball 09\u003c\/em\u003e. As avatars of their college selves--their likenesses, achievements, and playing styles-O'Bannon and his teammates were \u003cem\u003estill\u003c\/em\u003e making money for the NCAA. So, when asked to fight the system for players past, present, and future-and seeking no personal financial reward, but rather the chance to make college sports more fair-he agreed to be the face of what became a landmark class-action lawsuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt Justice\u003c\/em\u003e brings readers to the front lines of a critical battle in the long fight for players' rights while also offering O'Bannon's unique perspective on today's NCAA recruiting scandals. From the basketball court to the court of law facing NCAA executives, athletic directors, and \"expert\" witnesses; and finally to his innovative ideas for reform, O'Bannon breaks down history's most important victory yet against the inequitable model of multi-billion-dollar \"amateur\" sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEd O'Bannon\u003c\/b\u003e led the UCLA men's basketball team to the 1995 NCAA Basketball Championship. He received the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award and won numerous other awards, including the John Wooden Award, which recognizes the best college basketball player in the country. O'Bannon was the ninth player selected in the 1995 NBA Draft and enjoyed a 10-year professional basketball career. After retiring from the game, O'Bannon entered the car dealership industry. In 2009, O'Bannon filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA and Electronic Arts. In a landmark decision, which was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals, O'Bannon defeated the NCAA. O'Bannon received no compensation from the case. O'Bannon, who is from Los Angeles, now resides in Henderson, Nevada with his wife, Rosa. They have three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McCann\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e's Legal Analyst and has authored more than 600 articles for \u003ci\u003eSI\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a Professor of Law, with tenure, and Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. He is the Editor of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eHandbook of American Sports Law\u003c\/i\u003e and has authored articles in the \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston College Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e among other top law reviews. He holds degrees from Harvard Law School, the University of Virginia School of Law, and Georgetown University. He resides in his hometown of Andover, Massachusetts with his wife, Kara.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759435481376,"sku":"9781635767889","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e7c91e52d8377483cb8938f102fecf46.webp?v=1780152581","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/court-justice-the-inside-story-of-my-battle-agains-the-ncaa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}