A gold medal-winning Olympian and historic Harlem Globetrotter claims she’s been dunked on by an NYC business that sold pricey hoodies and sweatsuits in her name — and cut her out of the profits.
Hall of Famer Lynette Woodard, who became the first woman to play for the famed Globetrotters in 1985, said in a lawsuit that no one got her permission to slap her name on $150 hoodies and $100 sweats peddled by a company called Undrcrwn.
Lynette Woodard was the first woman to sign with a professional men’s team when she joined the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985. Kathryn Dudek/New York Post Archives Undrcrwn stopped selling the clothes last year but they’re still available online, Woodard said. Instagram/@undrcrwn
The Globetrotters and the company “never sought [Woodard’s] consent because they knew [she] would not give it for free,” she said in the Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit.
The 65-year-old, 6-foot-tall guard,