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    Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
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    Image of HockeyMountain HockeyMountain
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    Didn't the supreme court uphold the rule via the NFL?


    And if the law is illegal couldn't the NBA can just change the rule to say a player must have 2 years of "development" experience and list that as professional overseas play or college ball. I don't think it's illegal for someone to say "you have to have experience in a relevant field before we'll hire you".


    Then again I am not a member of Deadspin LLP so I could certainly be wrong.

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    Image of sir_pantsalot sir_pantsalot
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    The NBA should follow the same guide lines used by the state the team plays in for trying someone as an adult. This is the safest approach for society.
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    06/09/09

    @sir_pantsalot: great news for that 14 year old killer with a jump shot.


    Er, 14 year old with a killer jump shot. My bad!

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    Image of P. Escobar, Jets Fan P. Escobar, Jets Fan
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    Coincidentally, I was just informed by HR that my policy of not hiring secretaries over the age of 20 was illegal. My rebuttal is known as the "Brazilian Defense".
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    Image of Gourmet Spud Gourmet Spud
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    ...even Dick Vitale, who never offers an opinion that can't be expressed via catchphrase, hates the rule.


    I believe his exact quote was, "old enough to vote and shoot, old enough to tote that loot, baby!"

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    06/09/09

    @Gourmet Spud: "If he's 18, Show him the green, baby!"
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    06/09/09

    @lecoqsportif:


    "If he's old enough to die in Iraq, he's old enough to double-team Shaq!"

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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    You could try to make the case that the state law is preempted, or that the state law prevents discrimination against those 18 and older to protect against full time workers being fired and replaced with cheaper high school kids.


    Oh crap, this isn't my Lexis tab...

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    Image of Paul.B.Dodd Paul.B.Dodd
    06/09/09

    @Bobby_Big_Wheel: What about the argument the NFL used from their collective bargaining agreement to bar Maurice Clarette and Michael Williams from entering the league after their freshman year? Would that work in this case?
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    06/09/09

    @Paul.B.Dodd: Only if the age limit was agreed to in the CBA, which I don't think is the case.
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    06/09/09

    @Paul.B.Dodd: Also, in that case the NFLPA wasn't challenging the age limit, Clarett and Williams were.
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    06/09/09

    In reply to Another Reason To Scrap The NBA's Age Rule: It's Probably Illegal
    So what you're saying is that O.J. Mayo is the Traci Lords of basketball?
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