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Shaquille O'Neal Finally Served In FTX Case

Daniela Kirova
Daniela Kirova
April 17th, 2023
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  • Shaq had been hiding from the process servers for the past three months
  • Thomas Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Stephen Curry, and Kevin O'Leary are among the defendants

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal, who endorsed FTX in a commercial, was served in a class-action lawsuit in the case of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, Moskowitz law firm tweeted on Sunday. The firm is representing the plaintiffs. They posted:

Plaintiffs in the billion $ FTX class action case just served @SHAQ outside his house. His home video cameras recorded our service and we made it very clear that he is not to destroy or erase any of these security tapes because they must be preserved for our lawsuit.

Shaq tried to run and hide from servers

The lawyers from the firm claimed Shaq had been trying to hide and run from their process servers for the past three months. They reported that he tried to run away when they came to serve him with the papers outside his Atlanta home and a chase ensued, CoinDesk reported.

Previously, the plaintiffs’ lawyers tried to provoke a reaction from O'Neal by leaving comments on his social media, including Instagram and Twitter. They filed a motion with a judge to allow O'Neal to be served electronically, but it was denied.

The attorneys for the plaintiffs expressed relief that the basketball legend had finally been served.

Thomas Brady, Gisele Bundchen among defendants

A former FTX customer from Oklahoma, Edwin Garrison, filed the case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. It is being handled by attorneys Adam Moskowitz and David Boies.

A slew of celebrities such as Thomas Brady, Gisele Bundchen, Stephen Curry, and Kevin O'Leary are among the defendants, who also include Golden State Warriors LLC and, of course, Sam Bankman-Fried.

Shaq starred in an FTX commercial, in which he was dubbed "Shaqtoshi." When FTX collapsed, he took no responsibility for his contribution, saying he had only been “a paid spokesperson for a commercial.” He has also endorsed a number of NFT projects.

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Daniela is a writer at Bankless Times, covering the latest news on the cryptocurrency market and blockchain industry. She has over 15 years of experience as a writer, having ghostwritten for several online publications in the financial sector.