None of us are naive.
We all know that college athletes are getting paid under the table by schools, sneaker companies, agents and other sometimes shady figures. The problem becomes when one of those figures becomes a whistleblower.
Zion Williamson is being sued by his former marketing agent Prime Sports Marketing president Gina Ford. Ford claims she had a contract to do all his endorsements once he was drafted but then he dropped her for CAA. She wants $100 million for her troubles.
They have been going back and forth in court and now she is laying out exactly what Williamson and his family got for going to Duke.
Coach K is Teflon so this will never blowback at him, but we will see if the NCAA starts sniffing around.
Flip the pages for who Ford is accusing Williamson and his family of taking.
NEW: Zion Williamson’s former marketing agent has served requests for admission in their lawsuit asking him to admit that he received “money, benefits, favors or other things of value” to attend Duke University and to wear and/or use Nike and Adidas.
Wow. That escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/59gWX5bNKX
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
5. Admit that you knew that Sharonda Sampson demanded and received gifts and economic benefits from persons acting on behalf of Duke University (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend Duke University to play basketball.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
6. Admit that you knew that Lee Anderson demanded and received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons acting on behalf of Duke University (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend Duke University to play basketball.
Lee Anderson = Zion’s stepfather
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
7. Admit that you knew that Sharonda Sampson demanded and received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons on behalf of Duke University (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend Duke University to play basketball.
Sharonda Sampson = Zion’s mother
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
8. Admit that you knew that Lee Anderson demanded and received gifts, money and other 3 benefits from persons acting on behalf of Nike (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend Duke University to play basketball.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
9. Admit that you knew that Sharonda Sampson demanded and received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons on behalf of Nike (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend Duke University to play basketball.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
10. Admit that before you became a student at Duke University, you knew that Lee Anderson demanded and received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons acting on behalf of Adidas (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to wear Adidas shoes.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
11. Admit that before you became a student at Duke University, you knew that Sharonda Sampson demanded and received gifts, money, contract(s), and/or economic benefits from persons on behalf of Adidas (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to wear Adidas shoes.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
12. Admit that before you became a student at Duke University, you knew that Lee Anderson demanded and received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons acting on behalf of Adidas (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend a college that endorsed Adidas shoes.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
13. Admit that before you became a student at Duke University, you knew that Sharonda Sampson demanded and received gifts and/or other benefits from persons on behalf of Adidas (directly and/or indirectly) to influence you to attend a college Th at endorsed Adidas shoes.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
14. Admit that before you became a student at Duke, you, or person(s) acting on your behalf (including but not limited to Sharonda Sampson and Lee Anderson) received gifts, money and/or other benefits from persons other that NCAA certified agents between Jan. 2014 & Apt. 2019.
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020
15. Admit that before you became a student at Duke, you, or person(s) acting on 4 your behalf (including but not limited to Sharonda Sampson and Lee Anderson) accepted benefits from a NCAA-certified agent that are not expressly permitted by NCAA legislation between 1/14 and 4/19
— Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) May 10, 2020