Bloomberg Law
June 7, 2016, 1:42 PM UTC

Game 1 of 3: Warriors & Cavs GCs on Life as an NBA Lawyer

Blake Edwards

For the second year in a row, the NBA Finals pit the Golden State Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers and feature basketball’s two brightest stars: ascendant sharp shooter Stephen Curry and the league’s long-time “King,” LeBron James.

And for the second year in a row the team’s star lawyers — Jason Hillman, GC of the Cavs, and David Kelly, GC of the Warriors — are rooting for their respective teams on the court, and then rushing back to the office the next morning to make sure the teams are on their games off the court, too.

It’s not a small job. Though they’ve each ...

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