相信大家還記得前陣子使 Nike 市值損失 13 億美金的「破鞋事件」，事件主角的 Zion Williamson 不只是在 Duke 大學表現優異，更是從高中就得到「全美最強高中生」的稱號，而他未來的球員之路也令眾人期待，但意想不到的是，最近卻有與他、他母親、Nike 相關的重大醜聞傳出來？
.@DukeMBB – About this denial by Coach K the other day relating to payments by Nike…Can you please ask Zion Williamson’s mother – Sharonda Sampson – whether she was paid by @nike for bogus “consulting services” in 2016/17 as part of a Nike bribe to get Zion to go to Duke? Thx.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月6日
I almost forgot – long day – @DukeMBB can you also have your close friends at @Nike check their Nike Vendor Portal for payments to “Sharonda Sampson Consulting”. Just search 2016 to the present. Appreciate it.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月6日
Was it fair for some colleges to lose out on recruits because Nike had bribed the recruits with illegal payments so they would play at other “Nike” schools? Was it fair for Nike to take advantage of the players and their families by paying the bribes and then demanding loyalty?
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月5日
1/3 – Carlton DeBose, a Nike executive, has bribed over 100 high school players over the last 4 years to play college basketball at colleges affiliated with Nike as opposed to other schools. He has used bogus invoices and countless coaches to further the scheme & deliver the $…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月5日
2/3 – Nike’s most senior execs knew about it and looked the other way, as did many of the colleges. Nike also undertook large efforts to hide it from the NCAA & federal investigators. Some colleges lost out on some of the best high school recruits because of Nike’s bribes…
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月5日
3/3 – If I am lying, @nike should issue a stmt immediately stating no such payments were ever made and calling me out. They won’t because they know it is 100% true and they covered-up for years.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) 2019年4月5日
根據這位名為 Michael Avenatti 的律師指控，當初 Nike 是以賄賂 Zion 母親的方式，說服他進入 Duke 就讀，至於原因也很簡單，Duke 大學與 Nike 早已是合作多年的友好夥伴，若讓 Zion 進入 Duke 體系，未來想讓他與 Nike 簽約也會容易許多，同時 Michael 更爆料，除了 Zion 外，Nike 主管 Carlton DeBose 已經利用這種方式，在這四年間「黑箱」了一百多名高中球員加入 Nike 體系大學。
若這樣的指控是事實，相信未來將會讓 Nike 的名聲一落千丈，而 Nike 官方目前表示不會承認這些指控，但會配合調查，而 Duke 大學也表示將會徹查相關問題，對本次風波有興趣的讀者們不妨多加留意 OVERDOPE.COM 的後續追蹤報導！
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