Mealey's (November 14, 2019, 9:38 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A former professional basketball player who sued more than 16 years after receiving his final retirement payment under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act seeking pension benefits he claimed he was still owed filed his action 10 years too late, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Nov. 12 in a summary order (Zaid Abdul-Aziz, et al. v. National Basketball Association, Players’ Pension Plan, No. 19-782, 2nd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 33652)....