Legal Opinion
Chicago Professional Sports Ltd. Partnership v. National Basketball Ass'n
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 24, 1991No. 90 C 6247PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OPINION
WILL, District Judge.
The National Basketball Association (“NBA”), acting through its Board of Governors, limits the number of games NBA teams may broadcast over “superstations.” Superstations are independent, over-the-air television stations that broadcast in their local market areas and are also carried by cable systems to other parts of the country. WTBS in Atlanta, WGN TV in Chicago and WWOR in New York are all examples of superstations. The NBA’s rules, including those limiting games on superstations, of which there have been several over…
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