Michael Avenatti releases documents alleging Nike paid top NCAA recruits [View all]
Source: Sporting News
Attorney Michael Avenatti claimed Saturday that Nike "bribed over 100 basketball players" in a bid to influence them to attend colleges with Nike contracts.
Avenatti, who was arrested last month for allegedly trying to extort more than $20 million from Nike by threatening to release damaging information, also suggested via Twitter that Duke star Zion Williamson's mother received "consulting" fees from Nike as a "bribe" to influence his decision to attend Duke, which has a Nike contract.
The celebrity attorney released dozens of documents via DropBox allegedly showing evidence that Nike made payments to associates of former Arizona star Deandre Ayton (now with the Phoenix Suns), Oregon's Bol Bol and former UNLV player Brandon McCoy.
Avenatti noted in a tweet: "Nike should be criminally indicted on well over 200 counts and should also explain why they misled their investors/the SEC. If I'm lying or the docs are not legit, I challenge Nike to issue a stmt claiming no bribes were ever paid. Just Do It Nike!"
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Attorney Michael Avenatti and Phoenix Suns star forward Deandre Ayton.
Documents released today by Avenatti suggest Nike engaged in a wide-reaching bribery scheme involving Ayton and others - a charge Nike describes as extortion on his part.
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