While the 2019-20 NBA season remains suspended due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, litigation involving NBA players continues. This is true for New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, a budding superstar and contender for the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The 19-year-old has the unique distinction of being both a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit and a defendant in a state lawsuit. Both cases involve the same opponent: Williamson’s former marketing representative, Prime Sports Marketing president Gina Ford.
As explained below, Williamson suffered a procedural setback in his multi-court litigation on Wednesday. It is one that might make him more inclined to offer favorable settlement terms to Ford.