FIBA Arbitral Tribunal: 1779/22 (Selden Jr. v/ Shandong High Speed Basketball Club Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Xiwang Basketball Club)

Summary of the Case:

The American Player, Wayne Selden (196-SG-1994, college: Kansas) Jr., filed a claim against the Chinese Club, Shandong High Speed Basketball Club Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Shandong Xiwang Basketball Club), for outstanding salaries, penalties and agent fees. The Claimant submitted that the Respondent breached the Contract by failing to honour any of its terms as the Respondent had no intention of performing the Contract from the moment it was signed. In its Answer, the Respondent referred the Arbitrator to BAT 1501 in which the Claimant’s claim had been dismissed and also argued that it validly terminated the Contract via notice provided to the Claimant’s agent before the thirty-day period after which the Contract became guaranteed. The claim was partially upheld.

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