Complex sentence: EA Sports was left with a strange predicament and needed a player who could fill Bonds' shoes and could be easily interpreted as Barry Bonds, but the replacement could not legally construed to be Barry Bonds, in order to avoid legal action.
Split into simpler sentences: EA Sports was left with a strange predicament and needed a player who could fill Bonds' shoes and could be easily interpreted as Barry Bonds. However, the replacement could not be exactly like Barry Bonds, in order to avoid legal action.