A less-redacted court filing in a lawsuit against Mat Ishbia includes new financial details that two Phoenix Suns minority owners say could threaten Ishbia's majority ownership of the team.
The filing, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN on Tuesday, is from a lawsuit filed Nov. 24 in Delaware State Court by attorneys representing Scott Seldin and Andy Kohlberg, two Suns minority owners. Ishbia's spokesman said the filing contains "nothing new" and that its claims are "ridiculous."
The lawsuit against Ishbia accuses him of financial misconduct, including using the team as a "personal piggy bank." Ishbia, who bought the Suns in 2023, has denied such allegations.
The battles between the Suns minority owners and Ishbia can be traced back to September 2024, when Kohlberg began negotiating

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