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New Orleans Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson has emerged victorious in a lawsuit a former agent had filed against him.
NBA.com has reported that Williamson has won a case against a Florida-based marketing agent who was seeking $100 million in damages from the former Duke star.
The 19-year-old NBA player was being sued by Prime Marketing Sports after he left the marketing company to sign with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Williamson’s original deal with Prime Marketing Sports required him to remain there for five years. He ended up signing with CAA less than a month after signing the deal with Prime Marketing Sports. Williamson’s attorneys argued that his contract with Prime Marketing Sports was unlawful under North Carolina’s Uniform Athlete Agents Act, because Prime Marketing Sports is not certified by the NBA Players Association nor a registered athlete agent in North Carolina or Florida.