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Houston's McGrady sued over dog attack
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-21 09:32
Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady is being sued by a man who had the tip of
his nose bitten off by the player's Rottweiler last year.
Orlando Magic's
Tracy McGrady sits on the bench with a sore left knee during a game
against the Detroit Pistons in this April 10, 2004, file photo.
[AP] | Fred Chamberlin, 57, was working at
McGrady's home in southwest Orange County on Aug. 24 when the dog attacked him.
The lawsuit, asking for unspecified damages, was filed Wednesday in Orange
County Circuit Court.
"What we want is for a jury to decide what's fair, as far as paying Fred for
what has had to come out of pocket, both in the past and in the future,"
Chamberlin's attorney, Eric Faddis, said Thursday. "He's definitely going to
need more plastic surgery, and we've got to be sure he has the resources to
pay."
McGrady employed Chamberlin as a home maintenance engineer at his
18,000-square-foot mansion. The two-time scoring champion played for Orlando for
four years before being traded to the Rockets last summer.
McGrady, in Orlando on Thursday to play his former team, acknowledged his dog
attacked Chamberlin and nearly bit his nose off.
"I feel terrible," McGrady said. "I didn't think he had it in him."
McGrady said his pet is a "very vicious dog," but that he is usually nice. He
did not have the dog euthanized after the attack.
According to Faddis, Chamberlin was attacked on the second floor of the
mansion after climbing a flight of stairs. When Max jumped him, Chamberlin fell
backward down the 11 stairs.
"The dog was trained to attack on command, and Fred has no idea why it chose
to attack him," Faddis said.
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