A star basketball player in the NBA:
A) is a "public figure" with respect to a defamation action against a newspaper.
B) is a "public official" with respect to a defamation action against a newspaper.
C) may win a defamation case against the media if he can prove the media acted negligently in reporting an untruth about him.
D) is not subject to the "actual malice" test in defamation actions against the press.
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