Yaron Weitzman

And then so I figure, you know, there goes informal communication.

So I sent them fact checking later on when I was done.

But before we were published and I mean, Dan, you know this, you do the fact checking process and I'm OK being told I'm wrong.

Like, I'm OK.

It's kind of like, let's talk.

Tell me where you think this context here are other things to change.

And instead of getting on the phone, they had the lawyer send me a really long text.

aggressive letter and many of the points were just factually inaccurate like to the point where you know i sent them a quote from a 2017 la time story that was on the record and they said it was fake things like that um but um and but the part of the note was you know along the lines of make no mistake many times people threaten to sue and don't have the means or ability to do so we uh we do so i mean i guess to this day i'm okay we'll see i guess did

Yeah, it's so mixed.

Like, I mean, listen, part of it, I was, you know, as a reporter, you're kind of like, oh, I guess I did something right here.

So that's a good feeling.

It worried me a little bit.

I think, you know, the publisher covers it.

I also, you know, you go speak to individual lawyers.

My publisher's lawyer was very excited.

I felt I think it's something, you know, those guys are kind of used to doing more boring stuff.

I think he was very excited to write his letter back to them to explain why they had no case.

Like I had to tone down some of the language there at some point.

But I was a little worried.

Some of the Lakers are powerful and they have lots of money.