Big3 Founder Ice Cube Being Sued For $250 Million

[Mr KLC]

Ice Cube is wrapping up his first season of the BIG3, but that doesn’t mean his time in the spotlight is coming to a close. Cube has had a $250 million lawsuit launched against him for allegedly stealing the ideas and players of the Champion Basketball League.

According to the lawsuit, “when certain players expressed their desire to participate in the CBL games, Mr. Cube confronted the players personally about playing in the CBL and threatened the players that they would be fined, not allowed to participate in the 52% of revenues bonus pool, or replaced on their teams. These threats were also shared with the CBL.

“The BIG3 was aware that it signed at least 20 players who also signed contracts with the CBL.”

BIG3 is in its first season of operation, having been able to swing a television deal (with the regular-season games pre-empted) with FOX Sports 1 to broadcast the games. The league featured many well-known former NBA players including Allen Iverson, Charles Oakley, Chauncey Billups, Jermaine O’Neal, along with others, as Ice Cube became the face of the upstart summer league.

In the summer months between the end of the NBA Finals and the start of the NBA regular season, the BIG3 was attempting to fill the void for hardcore hoops fans. The first season may have gone off without major incident, but it’s still to be determined if it was worth it financially.

[krk1030]

So what exactly did he do wrong?

If the players were under contract with another league, isnt that an issue with the players that breached their contract?

[IBetYou]

You mean there was another pro league that wanted these stiffs?

[Ralphie Halves]

So what exactly did he do wrong?

If the players were under contract with another league, isnt that an issue with the players that breached their contract?

This was the first thing I was thinking.

And did the CBL have a patent on 3-on-3 basketball? Doubt that's possible.

Sometimes other companies come in, take an idea from a company that sucks and can't get right, and make it big.

Remember Magic Cab? No? That's because Magic Cab sucked ass at business. That same idea became Uber.

[KVB]

...“when certain players expressed their desire to participate in the CBL games, Mr. Cube confronted the players personally about playing in the CBL and threatened the players that they would be fined, not allowed to participate in the 52% of revenues bonus pool, or replaced on their teams. These threats were also shared with the CBL.

“The BIG3 was aware that it signed at least 20 players who also signed contracts with the CBL.”...

Cube signed contracts, knowing there were CBL contracts, then he began breaching contracts with the CBL players when they were going to play.

He threatened to take away their share because of the CBL, even though it was all known when contracts were signed.

From the outset, Cube tried to bully players who were already in contracts, and no contracts were secret.

Interesting, but just a mild interest, to see if it's all bullshit.

[Ralphie Halves]

Morally wrong, but won't lose a lawsuit over it. JMHO

[KVB]

Yeah, unless he actually held back the revenue that was due, otherwise he just tried to go gangsta on them.

[xdodger19]

right

[JIBBBY]

Time to call up his hit men from the ghetto from back in the day.. Strong arm them right out of the law suit..

[IBetYou]

He's a bard/ singer not a gangster.

[IBetYou]

A poet/ make-believe gangster.

[SBRMAN23]

A poet/ make-believe gangster.

Guess your basing this off of what he does now and not where he came from and went through

[IBetYou]

No i'm just messing about