The NCAA has long kept the details of its revenues generated from student-athletes a secret. That effort took a drastic hit on Monday, when a federal judge ruled that former NCAA basketball star Ed O'Bannon could proceed with his lawsuit against the NCAA.Â
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O'Bannon's lawyers now will attempt to get access to NCAA's financial records related to student-athletes through the discovery process.Â
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Discovery is a pre-trial phase in a lawsuit in which each party receives access to other parties' documents and evidence relevant to issues in the case. Because O'Bannon will likely seek a portion of revenues generated by the NCAA, he can use discovery to learn more about its financial affairs.Â
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According to Jon King, one of O'Bannon's attorneys, "This is a truly historic day—to our knowledge, no one has ever gotten behind t...
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