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A |     CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius.A warrant signed by a judge in Manhattan on Aug. 14 ordered the seizure of the statue, which the museum acquired in 1986 and had been a highlight of its collection of ancient Roman art. The museum argues in its suit that the statue was lawfully obtained and that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has no legal authority to seize it.The warrant was secured as part of an ongoing investigation into a smuggling network involving antiquities looted from Bubon in southwestern Turkey and trafficked through Manhattan, a spokesperson for Bragg has said. The 76-inch (1.9-meter) statue dates from A.D. 180 to 200 and is worth $20 million, according to the district attorney’s office. The suit filed Thursday asks a judge to declare that the museum is the rightful owner of the statue, which it calls “one of the most significant works in the (museum’s) collection” of some 61,000 objects. Museum officials have repeatedly told the district attorney that their evidence is insufficient and suggested other investigative avenues, according to the suit, but all have been refused.The museum said it also has consulted experts who cast “significant doubt” on the identification of the statue as Marcus Aurelius, noting the experts believe it’s more likely a statue of another Greek philosopher.A spokesman for Bragg said the office is reviewing the lawsuit and “will respond in court papers.” He also noted the office has successfully recovered more than 4,600 illegally traffic antiquities.Museum spokesman Todd Mesek said it does not discuss ongoing litigation but noted the museum takes provenance issues very seriously.The statue was removed from view earlier this year, and the museum changed the description of the piece on its website, where it calls the statue a “Draped Male Figure" instead of indicating a connection to Marcus Aurelius.Turkey first made claims about the statue in 2012 when it released a list of nearly two dozen objects in the Cleveland museum’s collection that it said had been looted from Bubon and other locations. Museum officials said at the time that Turkey had provided no hard evidence of looting.The Manhattan district attorney’s office has worked in recent years to repatriate hundreds of objects looted from countries including Turkey, Greece, Israel and Italy. It was unclear who might be targeted in the investigation of the statue seized in Cleveland.Marcus Aurelius ruled as Roman emperor from A.D. 161 to 180 and was a Stoic philosopher whose “Meditations” have been studied over the centuries.The seized statue shows a man in flowing robes holding one hand in front of him in a regal pose.。    

    
    　　ESPN记者Don Van Natta Jr.、Baxter Holmes和Ramona Shelburne联合撰文报道，据三位了解NBA与快船近期讨论情况的人士透露，NBA目前未发现有证据证明快船老板鲍尔默通过球队赞助商向科怀·伦纳德输送资金以规避工资帽。相反，两位消息人士称，NBA的关注焦点在于球队将伦纳德介绍给赞助商的行为是否构成违反联盟禁止规避工资帽的规定。

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    　　针对ESPN的报道，快船官方发表声明，具体如下：
    
    　　快船曾将包括科怀·伦纳德在内的球员引荐给我们有业务往来的公司。在球队和球队合作伙伴之间进行引荐，既是NBA球队的常规做法，也是球员及其代表普遍提出的要求。

C | 此后，科怀及其代表自行处理了谈判事宜。快船并未参与谈判或决定科怀代言协议的条款，也未确定他的报酬金额。
    
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    　　球员与球队的某家商业伙伴存在代言关系，这一事实本身并不构成规避工资帽的证据。
    
    　　经过近一年的审查，核心事实依然真实且未变：快船并没向科怀·伦纳德输送资金，没安排他人代表我们向其支付报酬，也未以其他方式在其NBA合同之外向其提供未公开的补偿。
    
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