Blackwell v. Eskin

OPINION BY

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order entering summary judgment in an action by a former basketball player/coach against an NBC sports broadcaster, the network, its local affiliate, subsidiaries, and management based on claims of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and interference with prospective contractual relations. We affirm.

¶ 2 Appellant, an ex-NBA player and assistant basketball coach at Temple University, was placed on indefinite suspension from his employment after missing scheduled games in March of 2003.1 His *1125absences were due to an admitted cocaine…