Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant said Friday that college athletes should be paid.
According toMarc J. Spearsof The Undefeated, Durant said there is "hypocritical money talk in college sports" and revealed he would have entered the NBA draft out of high school if rules allowed it so that he could help out his family financially.
Earlier Friday, Pat Forde and Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports published a report regarding a federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.
According to the report, Duke, North Carolina, Texas, Kentucky, Michigan State, USC and Alabama were among those listed in documents as schools linked to providing players with impermissible benefits.