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Nike paid associates of Bol Bol, Deandre Ayton and Brandon McCoy, Michael Avenatti claims in Final F
Source: The Oregonian
Nike paid associates of Bol Bol, Deandre Ayton and Brandon McCoy, Michael Avenatti claims in Final Four document dump
Updated 4:09 PM; Today 9:51 AM
By Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti crashed college basketball’s Final Four in strategic fashion Saturday, releasing several dozen documents he claims show shoe giant Nike made payments to associates of three amateur basketball players, including former Oregon star Bol Bol.
“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!” Avenatti wrote on a Twitter message, posted at 9:01 a.m., linking to the documents.
Avenatti has been charged by federal prosecutors with trying to extort upwards of $20 million from Nike. Avenatti told Nike officials last month he had damaging information alleging improper payments and threatened to release it if the company didn’t pony up.
Avenatti on Saturday released documents he claims show Nike paid money to associates of Bol, Deandre Ayton and Brandon McCoy.
The document dump followed Avenatti’s tweets on Friday that publicly questioned if Nike paid money to the mother of basketball phenom Zion Williamson for “consulting services.” Williamson played one season at Nike-sponsored Duke and is expected to be the top pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
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Updated 4:09 PM; Today 9:51 AM
By Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti crashed college basketball’s Final Four in strategic fashion Saturday, releasing several dozen documents he claims show shoe giant Nike made payments to associates of three amateur basketball players, including former Oregon star Bol Bol.
“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!” Avenatti wrote on a Twitter message, posted at 9:01 a.m., linking to the documents.
Avenatti has been charged by federal prosecutors with trying to extort upwards of $20 million from Nike. Avenatti told Nike officials last month he had damaging information alleging improper payments and threatened to release it if the company didn’t pony up.
Avenatti on Saturday released documents he claims show Nike paid money to associates of Bol, Deandre Ayton and Brandon McCoy.
The document dump followed Avenatti’s tweets on Friday that publicly questioned if Nike paid money to the mother of basketball phenom Zion Williamson for “consulting services.” Williamson played one season at Nike-sponsored Duke and is expected to be the top pick in this year’s NBA Draft.
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Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/nike-paid-bol-bol-deandre-ayton-and-brandon-mccoy-michael-avenatti-claims-in-document-dump.html