Rajon Rondo, girlfriend sued for $1 million over parking garage fight
Atlanta Hawks guard Rajon Rondo and his girlfriend, Latoia Fitzgerald, face accusations involving assault and battery, infliction of emotional misery and conspiracy, in line with a lawsuit filed final week in Los Angeles District Court.
The lawsuit alleges that Rondo and Fitzgerald confronted Toktam Jorshari on July 28 in a parking garage at their LA condo advanced and shouted vulgarities at her as a result of they thought her automobile was parked too near Rondo’s. The lawsuit claims that Rondo parked his automobile in a handicapped area.
According to the lawsuit, Jorshari is searching for at the least $1 million in damages, claiming she has suffered “great mental emotional distress, physical and nervous pain and suffering” after alleging that Fitzgerald “proceeded to repeatedly physically attack” her whereas Rondo watched.
TMZ obtained a copy of a video that seems to point out the incident. Rondo and Fitzgerald are seen separating one another from the plaintiff at totally different occasions throughout an argument with Jorshari. The video ends with Fitzgerald repeatedly punching Jorshari.
The Hawks declined to touch upon the lawsuit. Though Rondo joined the Hawks this previous offseason, the incident occurred in July, when Rondo was nonetheless a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. Atlanta listed Rondo as out for its season opener towards the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, citing “healthy and safety protocols.”
Rondo’s lawyer, Mark. D. Baute, stated in a written assertion to USA TODAY Sports that Rondo “was able to limit the extent to which the two women fought with each other.”
He additionally famous that Rondo’s automobile was “was appropriately parked in the handicapped spot while he picked up his girlfriend” since Rondo had been recovering from a surgically repaired proper thumb on the time. Then as a member of the Lakers, Rondo left the NBA’s quarantined campus close to Orlando to heal at house for practically eight weeks.
“Rajon Rondo was courteous throughout, and wearing a mask the entire time,” Baute stated. “The claimant was not wearing a mask during a covid surge, and made a point of getting too close to two other people despite not having her mask on, and then refused to move her vehicle after raising her voice with her mouth open while right next to Mr. Rondo.”
Baute added that Rondo “has chosen to defend this lawsuit and win rather than pay to settle a fake claim.”
In a written assertion to USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday, Jorshari’s attorneys, Eddie Tehrani and Arnold Gross, stated:
“In the NBA, unnecessary and excessive contact is considered a Flagrant 2 foul, which can result in a fine, ejection and possible suspension of a player. Outside the NBA, such conduct is considered an assault and battery. No man should ever put their hands on a woman, especially an NBA basketball player with superior height, and strength. The video speaks for itself.”
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