Overview

• A court filing on Friday shows both teams voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice, making the decision final.
• Team spokespersons issued identical statements saying the parties withdrew their claims and that the matter is resolved.
• The Knicks filed the suit in August 2023 seeking more than $10 million over allegations that ex-staffer Ikechukwu Azotam sent thousands of confidential files to the Raptors.
• Toronto denied wrongdoing, called the claims baseless, and argued the materials were publicly obtainable, while a judge had directed NBA commissioner Adam Silver to handle the dispute in arbitration.
• The resolution ends a rare team-versus-team legal fight in the NBA and renders the planned league arbitration unnecessary.