Legal Opinion
Julius W. Erving v. The Virginia Squires Basketball Club, a Limited Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 24, 1972No. 368, Docket 72-2089PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge:
This case presents another chapter in the history of contract jumping by famous American athletes. As usual the amounts paid by the competing teams are fantastic. Julius W. Erving, we are told, was playing a remarkable game of basketball as an undergraduate at University of Massachusetts when, after his junior year, he agreed to turn professional and he signed a contract with the Virginia Squires to play exclusively for the Squires for four years commencing October 1, 1971 for $500,000.00. He made an extraordinary record in his first year as a pro, but he seems, for one…
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