NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION; Atlanta Hawks, Ltd.; Capital Bullets Basketball Club, Inc.; Celtics, Limited Partnership; Charlotte NBA, Limited Partnership; Dallas Basketball, Limited; Denver Nuggets, Limited Partnership; Detroit Pistons Basketball Company; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets Professional Basketball Club, Ltd.; Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc.; LAC Basketball Club, Inc.; Los Angeles Lakers, Inc.; Madison Square Garden Corporation; Meadowlands Basketball Associates; Miami Heat, Limited Partnership; Milwaukee Bucks, Inc.; Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc.; Orlando Magic, Ltd.; Pacers Basketball Corporation; The Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Club, Inc.; Phoenix Suns, Limited Partnership; Sacramento Kings, Limited Partnership; San Antonio Spurs, Limited; Seattle Supersonics, Inc.; Trail Blazers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; Marvin Wolfenson; Harvey Ratner; Defendants-Appellees,
Top Rank of Louisiana, Inc.; Defendant-Appellant,
Robert Arum; Fred Hofheinz; John O'Quinn; Robert A. Higley; Patrick Graham, Defendants.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION; Atlanta Hawks, Ltd.; Capital Bullets Basketball Club, Inc.; Celtics, Limited Partnership; Charlotte NBA, Limited Partnership; Dallas Basketball, Limited; Denver Nuggets, Limited Partnership; Detroit Pistons Basketball Company; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets Professional Basketball Club, Ltd.; Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc.; LAC Basketball Club, Inc.; Los Angeles Lakers, Inc.; Madison Square Garden Corporation; Meadowlands Basketball Associates; Miami Heat, Limited Partnership; Milwaukee Bucks, Inc.; Nationwide Advertising Service, Inc.; Orlando Magic, Inc.; Pacers Basketball Corporation; The Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Club, Inc.; Phoenix Suns, Limited Partnership; Sacramento Kings, Limited Partnership; San Antonio Spurs, Limited; Seattle Supersonics, Inc.; Trail Blazers, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; Marvin Wolfenson; Harvey Ratner; Defendants-Appellees,
Top Rank of Louisiana, Inc.; Defendant-Appellant,
Robert Arum; Fred Hofheinz; Patrick Graham, Defendants.
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Submitted October 10, 1994.
Decided May 30, 1995.
Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied July 14, 1995.