Michael McCann is a legal analyst and writer for Sports Illustrated and the founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute (SELI) at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where he is also a tenured professor of law.
U.S. Soccer is now in command of its litigation with the women's national team, but the process has damaged its brand and a settlement is still in play.
Lurking in the background is the CBA's force majeure clause that if invoked, could reshape the NBA for years to come. Could reopening practice facilities be a way to delay that?