USC Faces Explosive Lawsuit Over Alleged Racially Charged Tirade
The sudden end of Chad Baker-Mazara’s time at USC raised questions months before the former guard took the matter to court. Now, those questions have turned into a legal fight involving the player, the university and head coach Eric Musselman. Baker-Mazara filed a lawsuit against USC and Musselman in Los Angeles County Superior Court on [...]
USC is facing a lawsuit filed by former guard Chad Baker-Mazara, which alleges racially charged remarks and issues with his name, identity, and background. The lawsuit, filed on September 14, 2023, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, claims that head coach Eric Musselman engaged in a profanity-laden tirade following a loss to Nebraska on February 28, 2023.
According to the lawsuit, Musselman directed accusations of Baker-Mazara's national origin and Dominican heritage after the player attempted to speak with his teammates. Baker-Mazara was dismissed from the program the following day. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that USC failed to pay Baker-Mazara's name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreement and invoked a morals clause after his dismissal, seeking damages through breach of contract, conversion, and intentional interference with economic opportunity.
USC denies the racial allegations and asserts that their decision to remove Baker-Mazara from the roster had nothing to do with race, stating they intend to defeat the case in court.
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