Chad Baker-Mazara files lawsuit against USC alleging missed NIL payments, Eric Musselman racist tirade

Chad Baker-Mazara has filed a lawsuit against USC, alleging head coach Eric Musselman "launched into a profanity-laced, racially charged post-game locker room tirade" and that his NIL contract was terminated prematurely and unfairly.

The suit was filed in Los Angeles on Monday and was first reported by the California Post.

Baker-Mazara led USC in scoring this past season but was kicked off the team following an 82-67 loss to Nebraska on Feb. 28. Baker-Mazara's lawsuit alleges that Musselman "lost his mind" in the locker room following the loss that all but crushed USC's hopes for an at-large bid.

The suit claims Musselman interrupted Baker-Mazara's attempts to talk to his teammates following the defeat.

"The words 'Go back to the f—-ing Dominican Republic' are generally understood by persons of color in the United States originating from the Dominican Republic — and were in fact taken by Baker-Mazara — to be racist and discriminatory, akin to telling an African American to 'go back to Africa,'" the lawsuit states. "Coach Musselman's outburst was a direct attack on Baker-Mazara's national origin and Dominican heritage, made from a position of authority and power by the Head Coach of the team, in front of all of…

Original source: https://www.cbssports.com/