Masai And Kawhi Knew
Masai Ujiri, Toronto Raptors President and Kawhi Leonard,
the 2019 NBA Most Valuable Player knew in 2018, that the Buzzer Beater will not
return to the Raptors.
They cannot be accused of secrecy because it is the nature
of the beast: contract law. Two parties of sound mind, over the age of 18 come
together and map out an agreement on a piece of paper (not a coffee shop
napkin) and sign on the dotted line.
You are familiar with secrecy because of the contract with the bank that enabled you to buy your house or car. Guys that dabble in the Stock Exchange will tell you how they raise loans for take-overs, hostile or otherwise. The terms of all your contracts are nobody’s business. They are confidential. That is even a better word in this context. Some contracts have a section on confidentiality.
That applies to how Kawhi Leonard briefly came to Canada on a working visit, did the job, got paid and returned to the U.S. Toronto Raptors wanted something from him, he wanted something from the organization.
Masai Ujiri had to play along with everybody about keeping Kawhi Leonard in Toronto because he couldn’t break the confidentiality clause. It drove the media crazy and it was fun to watch sports journalists utter those three little words, ‘We don’t know.’
Because of the written contract and other unwritten agreements between him and Leonard, he knew that the implied contract angle was baseless. It was not implied in any way that if Raptors win, Leonard will remain in Canada. Granted, parties have taken each other to court despite the absence of a formal contract, arguing that the way they conducted business implied there was one.
We still don’t know the terms of his contract with Raptors and we don’t have a right to know. Sports media should stop using it as a crutch, saying we have a right to know. It is none of our business. Basketball is a business, with the NBA as the Hoop Stock Exchange. Many things are confidential.
‘Nice doing business with you Masai. I’m out of here.’
By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.
You are familiar with secrecy because of the contract with the bank that enabled you to buy your house or car. Guys that dabble in the Stock Exchange will tell you how they raise loans for take-overs, hostile or otherwise. The terms of all your contracts are nobody’s business. They are confidential. That is even a better word in this context. Some contracts have a section on confidentiality.
That applies to how Kawhi Leonard briefly came to Canada on a working visit, did the job, got paid and returned to the U.S. Toronto Raptors wanted something from him, he wanted something from the organization.
Masai Ujiri had to play along with everybody about keeping Kawhi Leonard in Toronto because he couldn’t break the confidentiality clause. It drove the media crazy and it was fun to watch sports journalists utter those three little words, ‘We don’t know.’
Because of the written contract and other unwritten agreements between him and Leonard, he knew that the implied contract angle was baseless. It was not implied in any way that if Raptors win, Leonard will remain in Canada. Granted, parties have taken each other to court despite the absence of a formal contract, arguing that the way they conducted business implied there was one.
We still don’t know the terms of his contract with Raptors and we don’t have a right to know. Sports media should stop using it as a crutch, saying we have a right to know. It is none of our business. Basketball is a business, with the NBA as the Hoop Stock Exchange. Many things are confidential.
‘Nice doing business with you Masai. I’m out of here.’
By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.
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