Evander Kane accuses creditors of violating U.S. ban on slavery in latest court filing.

Man, this guy is something else. 

As many of our readers will know we have been closely following the developments surrounding San Jose Sharks star forward Evander Kane and his extremely controversial bankruptcy filing. Kane, who himself admits that he currently has a staggering $26.8 million in debt, has been in a heated battle with his lenders with both sides calling the ethics of the other into question. In his latest attempt to get out from under the full brunt of the debt he accumulated Kane is now trying to argue that being placed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, something his lenders have asked the court to order while also appointed a Chapter 11 trustee, would be a violation of the United States' 13th amendment. 

For those of you not familiar, the 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

"While Kane currently intends to continue playing with the Sharks, the Lenders request that his personal choice be removed from the equation," Kane's motion said as per The Athletic. “Granting the Motion would place a Chapter 11 trustee in charge of Kane’s life. It creates a risk that the Chapter 11 trustee would seek to assume a personal services contract that Kane may wish to reject. It would also result in the Chapter 11 trustee making important decisions about Kane’s future employment, residence, and all of his living expenses. Subjugating Kane, as well as his family, to the whims of a Chapter 11 trustee not only violates the Thirteenth Amendment, but it is also an affront to Kane’s dignity."

The lenders want the court to appoint a Chapter 11 trustee, someone that would effectively control Kane's financial future until the lenders are made whole, and it's easy to see why. One could easily argue that accumulating this much debt is a sign of serious financial irresponsibility, and when you combined that with Kane's well documented history of excessive gambling it does look like Kane is not very adept at managing his own finances.

Should the lenders win their case, Kane's wages would be garnished for years to come, likely even beyond the length of his current contract with the San Jose Sharks. I can see why a situation of this nature would not appeal to him in the slightest, but it's hard to feel for the guy when he clearly put himself in this predicament to begin with.