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Harrison Gaines ’16 and Thomas Jefferson School of Law Director, Center for Sports Law & Policy Jeremy Evans ’11 featured in Sports Illustrated story.

June 28, 2017

In the eye of the draft hurricane, the NBA’s new first family eagerly awaits Adam Silver’s announcement: With the second pick, the Los Angeles Lakers select Lonzo Ball! LaVar beams, three gold Bs running down his black tie. His three boys, draped in custom-made ensembles, brace for a choreography of secret handshakes. There’s a man standing just behind the green room table, his burgundy suit perfectly pressed, wearing a serene smile. The selection is as much a culmination of his own grind as is the 6’6″ point guard with that innate passing gene.  To read more, click here