Hunter was criticized for employing many family members within the NBPA. An external audit initiated by Derek Fisher uncovered numerous irregularities, and a select committee of NBA players unanimously ousted Hunter from his position on February 16, 2013, during the NBA All-Star break.[7][8] In May 2013, Hunter sued the NBPA, Fisher and Jamie Wior—Fisher's publicist and business partner—seeking compensation and punitive damages.[9] The suit claimed that Fisher had a secret deal with NBA owners during the 2011 NBA lockout.[10] In January 2014, a judge dismissed all of Hunter's claims against Wior and Fisher,[11][12] and Hunter dropped his subsequent appeal in May.[13] However, the judge also ruled that it was the union's prerogative to fire Hunter, but allowed Hunter's claim that he was still owed $10.5 million to continue.[12]
^"NBA Players Oust Union Leader," Howard Beck, NYTimes, 16 Feb 2013
^Zillgitt, Jeff (May 16, 2013). "Fired Billy Hunter sues NBPA, President Derek Fisher". USA Today. from the original on May 17, 2013.
^"Suit filed against Derek Fisher". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 16, 2013. from the original on June 9, 2013.
^Berger, Ken (January 22, 2014). "Remaining actions against Fisher dropped from Hunter lawsuit". CBSSports.com. from the original on May 24, 2014.
^ ab"Billy Hunter's suit OK'd to continue". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 15, 2014. from the original on January 16, 2014.
^Polzer, Tim (May 21, 2014). . SI.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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billy, hunter, basketball, george, william, hunter, born, november, 1942, american, former, executive, director, national, basketball, players, association, nbpa, players, union, national, basketball, association, also, former, professional, football, player, . George William Hunter born November 5 1942 is an American former executive director of the National Basketball Players Association NBPA the players union of the National Basketball Association NBA He is also a former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League NFL for the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins Billy HunterNo 23 24Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1942 11 05 November 5 1942 age 81 Camden New JerseyCareer informationHigh school Delaware Township Delaware Township New Jersey College SyracuseCareer historyWashington Redskins 1965 Miami Dolphins 1966 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 1Receiving yards 29Receiving touchdowns 1Kick returns 23Return yards 516Player stats at NFL comHunter played baseball as a child and helped lead his team to the Little League World Series in 1955 1 He graduated from Delaware Township High School in Delaware Township now Cherry Hill New Jersey and played college football for the Syracuse Orange 2 While a student athlete at Syracuse University he helped organize the school s boycott of Southern schools whose stadiums were segregated 3 In the NFL he had one career reception which went for a touchdown 4 He caught a 29 yard touchdown pass from Dick Shiner in the fourth quarter of a game on October 10 1965 at District of Columbia Stadium 5 Following his football career Hunter attended law school at UC Berkeley School of Law and became an attorney One of the youngest United States Attorneys in history he was appointed to serve the Northern District of California where he prosecuted high profile federal defendants including members of Hells Angels and the Black Panther Party Hunter was named the executive director of the NBPA in 1996 3 6 Hunter was criticized for employing many family members within the NBPA An external audit initiated by Derek Fisher uncovered numerous irregularities and a select committee of NBA players unanimously ousted Hunter from his position on February 16 2013 during the NBA All Star break 7 8 In May 2013 Hunter sued the NBPA Fisher and Jamie Wior Fisher s publicist and business partner seeking compensation and punitive damages 9 The suit claimed that Fisher had a secret deal with NBA owners during the 2011 NBA lockout 10 In January 2014 a judge dismissed all of Hunter s claims against Wior and Fisher 11 12 and Hunter dropped his subsequent appeal in May 13 However the judge also ruled that it was the union s prerogative to fire Hunter but allowed Hunter s claim that he was still owed 10 5 million to continue 12 References edit Hall of Excellence Little League Baseball Retrieved August 25 2018 Billy Hunter player profile Archived 2007 09 30 at the Wayback Machine database Football Accessed July 27 2007 a b Wise Mike The Street Fighter Who Galls the N B A New York Times August 2 1998 Billy Hunter Stats Height Weight Position Draft College Pro Football Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved 1 August 2022 St Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins October 10th 1965 Pro Football Reference com Sports Reference Retrieved 1 August 2022 Wojnarowski Adrian NBA players union leader takes bold stand Yahoo Sports March 21 2011 Retrieved 2011 3 21 Associated Press Billy Hunter unanimously voted out ESPN February 16 2013 NBA Players Oust Union Leader Howard Beck NYTimes 16 Feb 2013 Zillgitt Jeff May 16 2013 Fired Billy Hunter sues NBPA President Derek Fisher USA Today Archived from the original on May 17 2013 Suit filed against Derek Fisher ESPN com Associated Press May 16 2013 Archived from the original on June 9 2013 Berger Ken January 22 2014 Remaining actions against Fisher dropped from Hunter lawsuit CBSSports com Archived from the original on May 24 2014 a b Billy Hunter s suit OK d to continue ESPN com Associated Press January 15 2014 Archived from the original on January 16 2014 Polzer Tim May 21 2014 Report Ex NBPA director Billy Hunter drops appeal against Derek Fisher SI com Archived from the original on 2014 05 25 Retrieved 2014 05 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Billy Hunter basketball amp oldid 1162287424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
