Reports: NCAA president Emmert to testify Thursday in O'Bannon trial

Published Jun. 17, 2014 8:56 a.m. ET

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NCAA president Mark Emmert will testify in the Ed O'Bannon class-action antitrust trial Thursday, according to multiple reports.

The lawsuit calls for the NCAA to compensate athletes for using their names, likenesses and images in live broadcasts, rebroadcasts, highlight clips and video games. If the judge rules in favor of the plaintiffs, it could dramatically change the way college athletes are compensated.

The trial is in its second week and is scheduled to last three weeks.

O'Bannon is a former basketball player who played at UCLA and in the NBA for three seasons. A group of 20 former NCAA basketball and football players also have teamed with O'Bannon in the lawsuit.