Kareem Abdul Jabbar is not happy with Upper Deck. The 6-time NBA Finals champion and Hall of Fame member filed a lawsuit against the trading card giant on Monday, claiming that Upper Deck used 6 images of Abdul-Jabbar, during his days with the UCLA Bruins, on their "Greats of the Game" series of cards. Only one little problem. According to Jabbar, the card company had asked the 3-time NCAA Most Outstanding Player for his permission to use his image before-hand, and he turned them down. Now Jabbar, the all-time NBA scoring leader, is suing Upper Deck for $1 million. "Abdul-Jabbar never authorized the production of the cards
," the suit reads, according to Courthouse News.
"In fact, at all times, Upper Deck was fully aware that Abdul-Jabbar
had never authorized Upper Deck to use his photograph, name and
signature for college-themed cards, and Abdul-Jabbar had previously
rejected Upper Deck's request for such authorization." Upper Deck has yet to respond to these allegations. (Sources: TMZ.com, bvonsports.com)
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