One day after his arrest, lawyer Michael Avenatti took to Twitter on Tuesday to follow through on his promise to "disclose a major high school/college basketball scandal perpetrated by [Nike]." The alleged Nike scandal reportedly included paying high school basketball stars during their recruitment in a scheme similar to the one perpetrated by several former Adidas executives now involved in the ongoing college basketball fraud scandal.
Avenatti alleges that both Suns rookie Deandre Ayton and University of Oregon center Bol Bol, son of former NBA star Manute Bol, received funds from Nike in the scheme but provided no specifics or evidence to support his claims.