BRIEFLY JORDAN FILES SUIT OVER EXTORTION.Byline: - Daily News Staff and Wire Services Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a woman he contends is trying to extort To compel or coerce, as in a confession or information, by any means serving to overcome the other's power of resistance, thus making the confession or admission involuntary. To gain by wrongful methods; to obtain in an unlawful manner, as in to compel payments by means of threats of $5 million from him to keep quiet about their relationship more than 10 years ago. Jordan acknowledged in the lawsuit filed in Cook County (Ill.) Circuit Court he paid the woman $250,000 ``under threat of publicly exposing that relationship.'' Jordan, who plays for the Washington Wizards but spent most of his career with the Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They play in the National Basketball Association. The team was founded in 1966, and has won six NBA Championships since. , never agreed to pay any amount above the original $250,000, the lawsuit stated. The lawsuit asks the court to stop the woman from further attempts to get money from Jordan. --New Jersey Nets guard Chris Childs Chris Childs may refer to:
Four men, armed with a loaded pistol, accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. Childs outside the club early Tuesday. The robbery was at about 1:30 a.m., said Sgt. Kevin Hayes, a police official. --Neither former Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd nor former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson is interested in the opening at Texas-El Paso, university officials said. The job opened Monday when Jason Rabedeaux announced his resignation, citing personal and family reasons. --Clippers center Michael Olowokandi strained his left groin, after participating in his first practice in two weeks. Olowokandi, who already had left knee tendinitis, will be forced to miss the team's next four practices in order for the groin to heal. --Yao Ming made his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= debut for the Houston Rockets in an exhibition game against the San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and are the current NBA Champions after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2007 NBA Finals. . His final line: six points on 1-for-5 shooting from the field and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line, four rebounds, four fouls and three turnovers in 13 minutes. --Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce pleaded not guilty to one count of third-degree sexual assault, according to court documents. BASEBALL: The Lancaster JetHawks will have an almost entirely new coaching staff when they open the 2003 season. Former major-league utilityman Mike Aldrete will manage the team, Mel Stottlemyre Jr. will be their pitching coach and former major-leaguer Damon Mashore will be the team's hitting coach. |
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