MALONE LAWSUIT CLAIMS HARDEN ORGANIZED ATTACK

Moses Malone Jr., son of NBA legend Moses Malone, filed an amendment Monday to a civil lawsuit originally filed in September that alleges he was beaten and robbed by four armed men on June 25, 2016, outside a Houston strip club. Malone’s attorney,

George Farah, told USA TODAY Sports by phone on Tuesday that Malone is seeking damages from Houston Rockets guard James

Harden, who Malone alleges orchestrated the attack. Harden has not been charged with a crime. Four men, including Darian

Blount, a security guard for the nightclub, have been charged in connection with the assault. The amended lawsuit alleges Harden paid Blount $20,000 to lead the attack on Malone and that “it has come to light that James Harden was in fact at (the strip club) the night of the attack.” Farah said Malone believes the attack was retaliation for a Facebook post, which criticized Harden’s youth basketball camps for charging $249. Police have not connected Harden to the crime. Harden’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, did not immediately reply to a request for comment by USA TODAY Sports. The original lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages for injury and loss of property against the strip club, V Live Houston.