Billy Hunter files amended wrongful-termination complaint against NBPA

Former NBPA boss Billy Hunter continues to seek damages from the union for the circumstances surrounding his termination in 2013.

Hunter's attorneys filed an amended complaint in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, seeking a jury trial on four breach-of-contract claims, reports Ken Berger of CBS Sports.

At the time of his removal as executive director, Hunter - who served in the position for 17 years - had more than three years and $10.5 million remaining on his contract. According to Berger, the contract called for him to be paid the balance of his salary and benefits through June 2016 if he was fired without cause, and through the end of the calendar year if with cause. Hunter's claim reportedly alleges that the union has not paid him anything since his termination.

The NBPA ostensibly fired Hunter on the basis of a lengthy investigation into his practices as the players' chief representative - this on the heels of a protracted and disorganized bargaining period on behalf of the players during the 2011 lockout. The report from the investigation found no evidence of illegal use of union funds, but revealed that Hunter used poor judgment in his hiring process, spent improperly on travel and gifts, and, perhaps most crucially, withheld knowledge that his contract was never approved by the board of player representatives.

Hunter's latest complaint specifically refutes that final allegation, Berger reports:

Included in Hunter's amended complaint, obtained by CBS Sports, is a copy of Hunter's 2010 contract extension as executive director. Alongside Hunter's signature is that of (then-union president Derek) Fisher, which the complaint offers as proof that Fisher "expressly represented and warranted that he had the authority to sign the 2010 extension on behalf of the NBPA, and to bind the NBPA to its terms."

The NBPA moved to dismiss Hunter's lawsuit in 2014, had the motion rejected, then appealed the decision, and, finally, had their appeal rejected in August.

A source told Berger it could be another 18 months before the case goes to trial.