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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm not a lawyer but by the sound of the article he doesn't mention there is any clause that says failure to disclose an arrest (if you can call it that) is grounds for immediate termination. It was after all in the offseason when players are not reporting to work and while he was detained was he actually arrested with mug shot taken? Was he supposed to call Lombardi and tell him; "Hey Dean just letting you know I almost got arrested lol.". It sounds like the Kings are simply trying to give this the old college try of getting out of a bad contract.
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I know the SPC doesn't have such a clause, in fact, there's no "immediate termination" remedy stated for any breach. So it comes down to what the case law says is a fundamental breach, and how this particular event fits in that definition. It is obviously helpful if there was a previous example of "failure to report an arrest/detainment" within the same timeframe and how it was handled by the team. If the team suspended or did some other discipline, it's bad the Kings' case.