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Frankfurt Skyliners Cut Jaedon LeDee After Strike and Move for Damages

The club turns to basketball’s arbitration court to recoup losses from the contract standoff.

Overview

  • The club, which announced the split Saturday, said it accepted a transfer fee and will seek further compensation at the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal.
  • LeDee left for the United States without approval in late February, returned March 11, then refused to play, which the Skyliners labeled a strike and an irreparable breach of trust.
  • Team bosses said they would not be pressured by holdouts into transfers, arguing the move protected the squad during the decisive phase of the season.
  • To stabilize the roster, Frankfurt signed point guard Tyger Campbell through season’s end, added big man Jacob Holt earlier in March, and welcomed center Jacob Knauf back from injury.
  • Frankfurt beat Rostock 97–74 on Sunday in Campbell’s debut, keeping the push for the BBL Play-Ins alive, while the BAT case—FIBA’s tribunal for club‑player disputes in Switzerland—now looms.