Jaren Jackson Reddit Controversy, NBA Referee Incident, NCAA NIL Enforcement Update, Stetson Bennett Arrest, & Mike Scott Career Interview

Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! We keep you up to date on everything at the intersection of sports and the law! In this episode, Tarun Sharma and Evan Mattel take the reins to discuss breaking issues in the world of Sports Law. Special guests include Francis Carlota (@SluggaSports) and Mike Scott. Jaren Jackson Jr.’s name has been in the Twitter news recently due to a stat disparity between home games and away games. (2:35) Jackson has many more rebounds and steals at home as compared to away games. While the stats differ considerably, it seems that the explanation is more that the team struggles on the road leading to the stat difference. The official Twitter account for the NBA referees released a statement regarding the outcry following a missed foul on Lebron James that ultimately led to a Laker’s loss in overtime. (10:42) Concerns have been raised that officiating woes are starting to cause people to complain about their sports bets being sabotaged. This week, Vice President of Enforcement Jon Duncan, stated that the NCAA will be able to use circumstantial evidence to presume an NIL violation. (19:29) The burden of proof has shifted to the school to prove that they did not violate the NCAA’s NIL policies. This week Stetson Bennett was arrested following a call of someone loudly banging on doors. (29:20) Officers found Bennett intoxicated and arrested him. It is uncertain whether or not this arrest will affect his NFL draft stock. News has dropped that Sinclair Broadcasting is on the brink of bankruptcy. (33:39) Sinclair controls the Bally networks which provide local broadcasting for multiple sports teams. Evan is joined by Mike Scott, Associate General Counsel for the Washington Nationals to discuss his journey into sports law. (40:49) *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) | Mike Lawson (@mike_sonof_law) | Justin Mader (@MaderLaw) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok |  YouTube | Website | Email