Sarver to Sell Suns; Judge Eyes HR (& legal) History; Oakland Raiders Relocation Appeal

The Dans are back in action joined by Mike Lawson to bring you the latest at the intersection of sports and the law. Robert Sarver has stated his intent to begin the process to sell the Phoenix Suns and Mercury. (2:18) Minority owner Jahm Najafi called for the sale of the Suns. NBA players have expressed their desire for the NBA owners to put it to a vote to remove Sarver as owner. However, Sarver took it upon himself to start the process of selling the team, which is estimated to be worth $1.8 billion. Aaron Judge is standing on the steps of history. (19:50) Judge is one homerun away from tying the American League single-season homerun total of 61 homeruns, which was set in 1961 by Roger Maris. We took to the case law textbooks of Baseball and the Law (@BaseballandLaw) on page 891 which is Popov v. Hayashi. This case was the aftermath of the MLB homerun single season record of 73 homeruns set by Barry Bonds in 2001. Popov initially caught the 73rd homerun ball and it was knocked out of his hands and Hayashi ultimately ended up with the ball. A California judge ruled that they each shared an undivided share in the possession of the ball and were to sell the ball and split the proceeds. As Judge approaches history, keep a keen eye out for who ends up with possession of number 62. Oakland Raiders relocation lawsuit has come to a halt. (36:48) California Judge rejects Oakland's appeal in the relocation lawsuit. The California court of appeals rejected the theory that the city of Oakland could be a third-party beneficiary to the NFL's relocation policy. Although this may seem like an end to city causes of actions under the relocation policy, the ruling would be a state-by-state decision. California has more stringent laws relating to third-party beneficiary contract laws. Friend of the show Jim Quinn, representing the City of Oakland, can now take the next step of appealing to the California Supreme Court. *** 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) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email