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Press conference coming Tuesday to unveil major college hoops scandal involving Nike, attorney says
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College basketball doesn’t need anymore negative headlines, but it sounds like another major scandal will be made public on Tuesday, according to California attorney Michael Avenatti.
On Monday afternoon, Avenatti announced through his Twitter account that he will be holding a press conference regarding a “major” college basketball scandal, this time involving Nike and big college basketball names.
“[Tomorrow] at 11 am ET, we will be holding a press conference to disclose a major high school/college basketball scandal perpetrated by Nike that we have uncovered,” Avenatti announced. “This criminal conduct reaches the highest levels of Nike and involves some of the biggest names in college basketball.”
Tmrw at 11 am ET, we will be holding a press conference to disclose a major high school/college basketball scandal perpetrated by @Nike that we have uncovered. This criminal conduct reaches the highest levels of Nike and involves some of the biggest names in college basketball.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) March 25, 2019
There was no information given on who all this scandal would involve.
Over the last two years, there have been significant findings in college basketball, many of which involve shoe companies, top players and major coaches. While there have already been several names attached to these scandals, it sounds like several more could be coming.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB