Basketball star Steve Nash wants court to order clubs to stop using his name
VANCOUVER — Former basketball superstar Steve Nash is seeking a court order banning the use of his name or image on nearly two dozen fitness clubs in British Columbia.
A civil lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says SNFW fitness has continued operating facilities since October 2014 under the name Steve Nash Fitness World after Nash’s relationship with two business partners fell apart.
Nash’s Arizona-based company, B & L Holdings, agreed in November 2006 to allow unlimited use of his name and image to a firm that was operating two facilities called Steve Nash Fitness Clubs, the court document says.
The statement of claim says the licensing agreement between Vancouver Bay Clubs and B & L Holdings was to run through March 2022 and there were provisions for the Vancouver company to extend the deal for another five years.