Celebrity attorney Avenatti, facing extortion charges, over the weekend dumped 41 pages of documents that he claims contain evidence showing Nike 'bribed players' to attend certain Nike-sponsored schools.
Michael Avenatti said Nike"pulled a stunt" by having him arrested before he could go public with accusations that the retailer paid certain high school athletes to coax them into playing basketball at Nike-sponsored colleges.
Avenatti, who is now facing extortion charges, over the weekend dumped 41 pages of documents that he claims contain evidence showing Nike"bribed players" to attend certain Nike-sponsored schools. He also tweeted about Duke University's star basketball player and slated-to-be No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, Zion Williamson, being involved in the"scandal." Avenatti alleges Williamson's mother accepted money for him to end up at Duke.
Avenatti has denied he tried to shake down Nike. He was arrested in New York just 15 minutes after he tweeted he would be revealing a high school and college basketball scandal. Based on the charges in both cases against him, if convicted, Avenatti faces nearly 100 years in prison and potential disbarment as a lawyer.
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