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Michael Avenatti releases documents alleging Nike paid families of top college basketball recruits
Yahoo Sports Pat Forde, Pete Thamel and Dan Wetzel,Yahoo Sports•April 6, 2019

venatti also suggested on Twitter he had proof Nike was paying Shaondra Sampson, the mother of Zion Williamson, for “consulting services” while Zion was still in high school. The payments, according to Avenatti, came through Nike’s vendor portal and began in 2016.



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.@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.

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Williamson is the likely top pick in June’s NBA draft and is expected to garner a massive shoe endorsement deal. He played collegiately at Nike-sponsored Duke.

Avenatti offered no proof of the payments to Sampson but has repeatedly dared Nike on Twitter to prove him inaccurate. The company has not responded to Avenatti and declined to address the specifics of Avenatti’s charges to Yahoo Sports, instead issuing the following statement:

https://sports.yahoo.com/michael-avenatti-releases-documents-alleging-nike-paid-families-of-top-college-basketball-recruits-172552969.html