The New York Knicks have filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors in Manhattan, alleging that the Raptors, through their new assistant, obtained confidential material from the Knicks. The lawsuit names the Raptors’ new head coach Darko Rajakovic, former Knicks assistant Ikechukwu Azotam, and several unidentified Raptors employees as defendants. The lawsuit was originally filed in Manhattan on August 21​, 2023.

The Knicks claim that Azotam, who joined them as a video coordinator in 2020, was recruited by the Raptors starting in June and accepted a job offer from them in late July. They allege that around the same time, Azotam began sending confidential information to the Raptors, including details about the Knicks’ organizational structure, opponent play reports, and scouting team-edited game films.

The Knicks are seeking over $10 million in damages, requesting compensation for the theft of thousands of proprietary files – including scouting reports and trade secrets – and asking the court to permanently block the Raptors and Azotam from misusing their data.

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