Thursday, October 24, 2002

LITIGATION: Sprewell v. New York Post NEW YORK -- Associated Press reports Latrell Sprewell is suing the New York Post for $40 million over stories concerning how the eccentric forward broke his hand. Two weeks ago, the Knicks fined Sprewell $250,000 for failing to inform the team that he broke his right pinky on September 20, two weeks before the start of training camp. The Post, citing two anonymous sources, reported October 4 that Sprewell was injured when he hit a wall with his hand while throwing a punch. The newspaper said the punch was thrown at a man on Sprewell's yacht after the man's girlfriend vomited. 3:23:53 PM

LITIGATION: MJ Sues Woman for Alleged Extortion CHICAGO -- Associated Press reports Michael Jordan filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a woman he contends is trying to extort $5 million from him to keep quiet about their relationship more than 10 years ago.  Jordan acknowledged in the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court that he paid the woman $250,000 "under threat of publicly exposing that relationship." Jordan, who plays for the Washington Wizards but spent most of his career with the Chicago Bulls, never agreed to pay any amount above the original $250,000, the lawsuit says. The woman attempted to extort the additional money from Jordan through her attorneys, according to the lawsuit. Her lawyers were not named in the paperwork. 3:12:26 PM

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