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Former agent requests Zion Williamson respond to allegations of illegal benefits

Zion Williamson’s lone season at Duke University is long over, but the impact of his time in Durham is still lingering.

According to Daniel Wallach, a legal analyst for The Athletic, Williamson’s former marketing agent is trying to get the basketball star to admit under oath whether or not he accepted impermissible benefits before he attended college.

Wow….attorney in Zion Williamson Private lawsuit trying to make Zion say “Yes or No” under oath as to whether he took illegal benefits at Duke https://t.co/FCyzEI8cwW

— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) May 10, 2020

Williamson has been dealing with legal cases ever since he made the leap to the NBA.