Michael Avenatti, the celebrity attorney arrested in March for allegedly attempting to extort Nike for $20 million, has tossed Duke freshman Zion Williamson under the bus in a social media firestorm posted on Twitter.
Avenatti tweeted on Friday that Nike executive Carlton DeBose, bribed Williamson and over 100 other high school basketball athletes over the past four years to play for Swoosh-sponsored programs. Avenatti attests that Williamson's mother, Sharonda Sampson, received money from Nike during her son's recruitment to attend Duke.
Avenatti has stuck to the same story since he and another attorney threatened to release damaging information about Nike if it did not meet his demands after his arrest in March.
According to CBS News, "two of the Nike attorneys held a phone call with Avenatti that was recorded by law enforcement. Avenatti allegedly reiterated his demands for payment for him and his client.
"I'm not f---ing around with this, and I'm not continuing to play games," Avenatti was recorded as saying. "You guys know enough now to know you've got a serious problem. And it's worth more in exposure to me to just blow the lid on this thing. A few million dollars doesn't move the needle for me. I'm just being really frank with you." "I'll go and I'll go take $10 billion off your client's market cap. But I'm not f***ing around," he said.
Preliminary hearings for Avenatti vs. Nike are set to begin in New York on April 25.
Here's the string of tweets from Avenatti, who promises more will come to light in the coming days:
https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Zion-Williamson-Michael-Avenatti-Nike-Duke-illegal-payment-bribery-130931221/
2019-04-06 14:49:03Z
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