Floyd Mayweather Says He’s Taking Legal Action Against Organizers Of NFL Celebrity Basketball Game
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Floyd Mayweather says he is taking legal action against the organizers of an NFL celebrity basketball game for using his name without permission while skating in Hollywood the night he was supposed to captain the team.
Floyd Mayweather has said he is taking legal action against the organizers of a celebrity NBA game in Las Vegas to mark Pro Bowl weekend.
Mayweather, 45, posted a statement on Instagram on Saturday night when the game was scheduled to say his name was being used without his permission.
Until then, Mayweather was widely expected to enter the game as captain of one of the teams; The role of him was even discussed in a FOX5 news segment previewing the game on Friday with some TikTokers who were also playing the game.
A TikToker on the FOX5 segment even joked that he had been texting Mayweather and that they were going to fight a bear together after the game.
But Mayweather himself seemed unaware of any anticipated involvement.
Floyd Mayweather is taking legal action after organizers of a celebrity basketball game said he would captain during the event on Saturday night.
Mayweather wrote the above statement on Instagram, adding ‘people do what they want’
While the game was being played on Saturday night, Mayweather was at a nightclub in Hollywood.
He posted a statement on Instagram that read, “I did not authorize the use of my name or likeness for the advertised celebrity basketball game and will therefore not be attending the basketball game.”
I apologize to the fans who planned to attend this event to see me. Since my name was used without my permission, I will be taking legal action on this matter.
He also captioned the post saying: ‘People do what they want to do. There was never any confirmation.
Instead, Mayweather was photographed at the Flippers Roller Boogie Palace in Hollywood on Saturday night.
The game itself had several NFL stars competing such as the Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, the Las Vegas Raiders’ Malcom Butler and Duron Harmon, and the Buffalo Bills’ Stefon Diggs.
Deebo Samuel of the 49ers and Derwin James Jr of the Los Angeles Chargers were also playing, while NBA icon Dennis Rodman was coaching the game.
The NFL Pro Bowl itself takes place on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium.
Tyreek Hill was among the NFL stars who played in the basketball game on Saturday night.
Malcom Butler and Duron Harmon of the Las Vegas Raiders also participated in the event.