Exactly. That was the reasoning behind my post. Nike doesn't need Avenatti's pennies, but I can see them and others defending themselves against his accusations. If he doesn't have the paper to back up his claims, someone will be taking him to court to at the very least have him rescind his statements.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Pete Thamel of Yahoo tried to ask K about this at the end of today's Sweet 16 press conference and K said, "Nothing, there is nothing there."
Ugh. He tweeted more tonight. I don’t know how to include a picture so copying and pasting 2 tweets where he referenced Duke.
“I almost forgot - long day - @DukeMBB can you also have your close friends at @Nike check their Nike Vendor Portal for payments to “Sharonda Sampson Consulting”. Just search 2016 to the present. Appreciate it.”
“.@DukeMBB - About this denial by Coach K the other day relating to payments by Nike...Can you please ask Zion Williamson’s mother - Sharonda Sampson - whether she was paid by @nike for bogus “consulting services” in 2016/17 as part of a Nike bribe to get Zion to go to Duke? Thx.”
This makes me uneasy. I hope it is cleared up soon.
Not a good feeling being on this end of thsr kind kind of rumor. But didn't coach and/or Duke release a statement back when Zion was first mentioned in this ordeal that they went above and beyond to vet Zions eligibility? If so, I think that's good enough for me. Just awkward feeling
Is this what you're referencing?.
"In men’s basketball, for the past several summers, Duke compliance officials, top recruits and their families have engaged in and cooperated fully with the NCAA Eligibility Center’s enhanced amateurism certification process. Duke works closely with the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference on all compliance and eligibility matters. As we have stated in the past, we have an uncompromising commitment to compliance in athletics.”
It’s truly amazing watching the mental midgets at IC and reddit tie themselves into knots trying to say “This is a moron and you can’t trust anything he says” while simultaneously saying “I knew duke paid for Zion I knew it all along.”