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NBA Kick-Off Is Tuesday Oct. 18th
Antonio Brown Owes Lil Wayne An Explanation After Alleged $500,000 Fraud
The first four days of the 2022- 23 NBA regular season (Oct. 18- 21) will feature eight national television games as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2022, with TNT and ESPN airing two doubleheaders each. Those games will showcase 12 different teams, three re- matches from the 2022 NBA Play- offs and rosters that currently include 15 NBA All-Star selections from last season and seven recipi- ents of the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award.
The regular season will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 18 with a dou- bleheader on TNT, marking Turner Sports’ 39th consecutive year of NBA coverage. In the first game, the Philadelphia 76ers will visit the reigning Eastern Confer- ence champion Boston Celtics (7:30 p.m. ET). In the second game, the defending NBA cham- pion Golden State Warriors will receive their championship rings before hosting the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).
ESPN will tip off its 21st
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown is being sued by a Florida music pro- moter for allegedly trying to trick him out of $500,000 -- including using rapper Lil Wayne's name to get more money.
Ryan Kane, owner of Secure the Bag Entertainment (STB), filed the suit Wednesday in Sara- sota County Circuit Court, accus- ing Brown of breach of contract and defamation over an "exclusive artist agreement" he signed in July with the Tampa Bay-based record label.
The suit includes accusations of Brown trying to trick STB out of $178,000 by submitting "fraudu- lent" expenses for reimbursement. Brown, 34, also allegedly sold Kane a fake high-end watch for $160,000, and made racist, sexist and threatening remarks towards STB execs.
Kane considered Brown a friend and said he gave him a
ANTONIO BROWN AND LIL WAYNE
LEBRON JAMES
straight year of NBA coverage on Wednesday, Oct. 19 with a dou- bleheader, which begins with the Memphis Grizzlies hosting the New York Knicks (7:30 p.m. ET). The second game will be a re- match of a 2022 Western Confer- ence Semifinals series, with the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Phoenix Suns (10 p.m. ET).
$150,000 advance to sign with STB, adding that it was to promote the song, "Cracked," which fea- tures Lil Wayne.
Lil Wayne reps allegedly con- firm Kane's story
The relationship soured weeks after Brown signed with STB, and Kane now sees him as a "liar and a thief."
Kane also claimed that Brown insisted Lil Wayne wanted to be paid "$250,000 in cash."
Brown, however, allegedly told
Kane that Lil Wayne would only accept the money if it came di- rectly from him.
Kane reluctantly wrote Brown a $250,000 check, but stopped the payment despite the free agent re- ceiver threatening him that "the check better be good."
The suit states that reps for Lil Wayne not mentioned by name in the suit -- confirmed he only asked for $150,000 and that Brown wanted the other $100,000 for himself.
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