UPDATE: 6/12/14, 8:45 a.m. EDT. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne reports that two Skadden lawyers representing the NBA attended a probe court hearing in Los Angeles, where a trial will determine control of the Sterling Family Trust.
As the National Basketball Association grapples with the lifetime ban handed down earlier this week against Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling over his racially insensitive comments about African-Americans, the league’s longtime outside lawyers at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are preparing for a potential court battle.
