Talking Court Justice & Kaepernick with Michael McCann

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2018

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This week we speak to Sports Illustrated journalist and attorney Michael McCann about his book written with Ed O’Bannon, Court Justice: The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA. We also go into detail about the Colin Kaepernick collusion case against the NFL, important legal distinctions, and kind of advice he would give Colin. Also we have ‘Choice Words’ about the possibility of a Trump presidential pardon for legendary boxer Jack Johnson. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down awards,’ a very special Kaepernick watch, and a tribute to the great Manu Ginobili. Michael McCann Twitter: @McCannSportsLaw https://www.amazon.com/Court-Justice-Inside-Battle-Against/dp/1635762626 https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/10/15/colin-kaepernick-collusion-lawsuit-against-nfl Zirin, Donald Trump and Jack Johnson Would Have Despised One Another https://www.thenation.com/article/donald-trump-and-jack-johnson-would-have-despised-one-another/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Let’s Get Blown - Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell | Semi-Charmed Kind of Life - Third Eye Blind | Hootie Hoo - Outkast | Touch It - Busta Rhymes | Just Another Day - Too Short | 10 Crack Commandments - Notorious B.I.G. | Brooklyn Zoo - Ol’ Dirty Bastard | Freeway - Line ‘Em Up I The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	it's only college athletes that are somehow excluded from what every other American can get.
0:07.0	And I find that as a legal scholar, I find that as an attorney, I find that as a human to be wrong.
0:13.0	And what I think motivates me about Ed O'Bannon's case was that it wasn't about trying to make anyone rich or wasn't, you know,
0:23.4	the arguments really weren't even about money.
0:25.6	They were about decency.
0:30.6	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:36.8	I'm Dave Ziren. This week we speak to attorney,
0:40.0	professor, and writer for Sports Illustrated Michael McCann about his new book, Court Justice,
0:46.2	about Ed O'Bannon and his case against the National Collegiate Athletic Association,
0:51.2	as well as Colin Kaepernick's collusion case against the national
0:56.0	football league. Also, I've got some choice words about Donald Trump floating the idea that he
1:01.8	would issue a pardon for the first black heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Johnson,
1:06.3	and why Jack Johnson should say to Trump, pardon this.
1:13.8	I also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Your Ass Down Awards,
1:18.8	a very special Colin Kaepernick Watch from this week and so much more.
1:22.1	But first, let's go to Michael McCann.
1:29.0	So first and foremost, I want to talk to you about this book you wrote with Ed O'Bannon,
1:30.0	court justice.
1:35.4	Could you explain to my audience why this book, why now?
1:38.3	Why did you choose this as a project for you to take on?
1:48.4	So the project came about, in part because during Ed's trial in 2014, I had met with him. And when meeting with him, I joked, have you ever been to New Hampshire? Because usually the answer to that
1:53.2	is no. And he said, no. And I said, well, look, when this thing's over, you got to come on out
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