Latrell F. Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association, Latrell F. Sprewell, and Robert Thompson, Jr. Gordon J. Rose Stephen G. Weizenecker Thompson & Associates Robert A. Gist Paul F. Utrecht Gist, Kennedy & Associates v. Golden State Warriors National Basketball Association

266 F.3d 979 (9th Cir. 2001) LATRELL F. SPREWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS; NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, Defendants-Appellees. LATRELL F. SPREWELL, Plaintiff, and ROBERT THOMPSON, JR.; GORDON J. ROSE; STEPHEN G. WEIZENECKER; THOMPSON & ASSOCIATES; ROBERT A. GIST; PAUL F. UTRECHT; GIST, KENNEDY & ASSOCIATES, Appellants, v. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS; NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 99-15602, 99-17186 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Argued and Submitted October 4, 2000 Filed September 14, 2001 Corrected December 28, 2001 [Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted][Copyrighted Material Omitted] Paul F. Utrecht, Law Offices of Paul F. Utrecht, San Francisco, California, for plaintiff-appellant Sprewell. Richard R. Dale, Law Offices of Richard R. Dale, Mill Valley, California for plaintiffs-appellants Thompson, et al. Jeffrey A. Mishkin (Argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, for the defendant-appellees. Frank Rothman (On the Briefs) and Marie L. Hurabiell (On the Briefs), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Los Angeles, California, for defendant…