The NBA Top Shot settlement is a $7.05 million class action resolution in Fan v. NBA Properties, Inc. (Case No. 3:23-cv-05069-SI) that ended claims NBA Properties and Dapper Labs shared users’ video-viewing and NFT purchase data with Meta through a tracking pixel on nbatopshot.com. Judge Susan Illston granted final approval on December 19, 2025, and payments went out to eligible class members on March 19, 2026.1NBA Top Shot Video Privacy Class Action Settlement. NBA Top Shot Video Privacy Class Action Settlement Homepage
What the Lawsuit Claimed
Filed on October 3, 2023, in the Northern District of California, the complaint alleged that NBA Properties and Dapper Labs installed a Meta Tracking Pixel on the NBA Top Shot website that captured which videos users watched and when they purchased NFTs, then sent that information to Meta without consent. The pixel allowed Meta to match Top Shot activity to users’ Facebook profiles, tying a real identity to what someone watched and bought.2ClassAction.org. NBA Top Shot NFT Owners’ Video Viewing Data Secretly Shared With Meta, Class Action Claims
The claims rested on the federal Video Privacy Protection Act, a 1988 statute that bars video service providers from disclosing what a person watched to third parties without consent, along with California state privacy law. NBA Properties and Dapper Labs settled without admitting wrongdoing.
Who Was Eligible
The settlement class covered anyone in the United States who held both an active Facebook account and an NBA Top Shot account at any point between June 15, 2020, and January 30, 2025. The class was estimated at about 1.22 million people, and no proof of purchase was required to file a claim.3Top Class Actions. $7.05M NBA Top Shot Privacy Class Action Settlement
How Much Class Members Received
Individual payments depended on how many valid claims came in. Class counsel estimated payouts would fall between roughly $36 and $122 per person.4NBA Top Shot Video Privacy Class Action Settlement. Frequently Asked Questions Class members could choose to receive payment through PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or a mailed check.
The $7.05 million fund also covered notice and administration costs, attorneys’ fees up to one-third of the fund for Bursor & Fisher, P.A., and service awards of up to $10,000 each for named plaintiffs Thomas Fan, Matthew Kimoto, and Clinton Brown, all subject to court approval.5NBA Top Shot Video Privacy Class Action Settlement. Notice of Class Action Settlement
Key Dates
- August 19, 2025: Preliminary approval granted by Judge Susan Illston.6ClassAction.org. Preliminary Approval Order, Fan v. NBA Properties
- November 17, 2025: Deadline to opt out or object.
- December 16, 2025: Claim submission deadline.
- December 19, 2025: Final approval hearing before Judge Illston.
- March 19, 2026: Payments distributed to class members.
The claim window has closed. If you did not submit a claim by December 16, 2025, and did not opt out, you gave up the right to sue over these allegations but will not receive a payment.
What NBA Top Shot Agreed to Change
Beyond the payout, NBA Properties and Dapper Labs agreed to suspend the Meta Tracking Pixel on the NBA Top Shot website. The suspension stays in place unless the VPPA is amended, repealed, or invalidated, or unless the defendants otherwise come into compliance with the statute.4NBA Top Shot Video Privacy Class Action Settlement. Frequently Asked Questions
Other Dapper Labs Cases This Is Not
Two separate lawsuits involving Dapper Labs and NBA Top Shot are sometimes confused with the Fan privacy settlement. They have different classes, different deadlines, and different payouts.
Friel v. Dapper Labs (Securities Case)
Friel v. Dapper Labs, Inc. (Case No. 1:21-cv-05837), filed in the Southern District of New York, alleged that Top Shot “Moments” NFTs were sold as unregistered securities. That case produced a separate $4 million settlement, which received final approval on October 28, 2024, and covered purchasers of Top Shot Moments between June 15, 2020, and December 27, 2021.7Justia. Friel v. Dapper Labs, Order and Final Judgment
Ohebshalom v. Dapper Labs (Broader Privacy Case)
Ohebshalom v. Dapper Labs, Inc. (Index No. 615987/2025), filed in New York state court, involves similar VPPA tracking-pixel claims but covers a wider group: users of any Dapper Labs platform, including NFL All Day, Disney Pinnacle, UFC Strike, NBA Top Shot, and La Liga Golazos, between June 15, 2020, and January 30, 2025. The $5 million fund translates to individual payments of up to $5. Preliminary approval came on December 19, 2025, with a final approval hearing set for April 15, 2026.8ClassAction.org. $5M Dapper Labs Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Data Sharing In that deal, Dapper Labs agreed to suspend a broader set of tracking pixels, including those from Meta, Google, Microsoft Bing, Snapchat, X, Reddit, and TikTok.
If you held a Top Shot account and also used another Dapper Labs platform, the Ohebshalom case may still be open to you even though the Fan claim window has closed. Check the Ohebshalom settlement notice for its own deadlines.9ClassAction.org. Ohebshalom v. Dapper Labs Settlement Notice