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Family of Duke's Marvin Bagley III received benefits from sneaker company, according to report | News & Observer

A recent story in The (Portland) Oregonian about footwear companies' connections with grassroots basketball programs includes details about the family of Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III and its relationship with Nike.

According to the story, Bagley's father was given a head coaching job at Nike-sponsored Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix before his son left there to play in the Nike's Elite Basketball League. In 2015 Bagley III agreed to play for Arizona Power but soon left to play for Phoenix Phamily, a team started by his father and soon sponsored by Nike.

The Bagleys eventually left Arizona for Southern California, where Bagley III joined the Nike-sponsored Sierra Canyon basketball team.