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No More Nice Kawhi: Leonard files lawsuit against Nike

Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has filed a lawsuit against Nike, alleging the shoe manufacturer copyrighted his Klaw logo — that he claims to have designed himself — without his consent.

Breaking: Kawhi Leonard has filed a federal lawsuit against Nike. Leonard claims he designed the logo that appeared on his Nike apparel and Nike copyrighted the logo without his consent. pic.twitter.com/LRB0cRTOd0

— Matthew Kish (@matthewkish) June 3, 2019

There are layers upon layers to this story, so let’s try and break them down as succinctly as possible:

  • Sometime after the 2011 NBA Draft, according to the court documents, Kawhi created his Klaw logo.