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BOSTON CELTICS LTD. PARTNERSHIP v. SHAW

No. 90-1621.

908 F.2d 1041 (1990)

BOSTON CELTICS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Appellee, v. Brian SHAW, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin E. Silfen, with whom Silfen & Glasser, P.C., New York City, Laura L. Carroll, Robert L. Kirby, Jr., and Widett, Slater & Goldman, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Neil Jacobs, with whom Christopher J. Perry and Hale & Dorr, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellee.

Jeffrey A. Mishkin, Marc J. Goldstein, William S. Koenig, Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, Gary B. Bettman and Joel M. Litvin, New York City, were on brief, for National Basketball Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Before BREYER, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

BREYER, Chief Judge.

On January 23, 1990, Brian Shaw signed a contract with the owners of the Boston Celtics (the "Celtics") in which he promised that he would cancel his commitment to play for an Italian basketball team next year so that he could play for the Celtics instead. When Shaw threatened to break his agreement with the Celtics, they immediately sought arbitration. The arbitrator found that Shaw must keep his promise. The Players Association that represents...

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