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If you haven't been following his Twitter feed since this weekend, it's been pretty interesting....

https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti

.@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

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.

How great would it be in Duke or Coach K got hammered?

I follow him on Twitter and half the time I think he's awesome and the other half, I think he's nuts.....I do love the Nike info though.....it would be amazing if they can prove Duke paid Zion's mom but, knowing the NCAA, nothing would happen to the basketball program.....I still find it completely disgusting that UNC runs an entire series of fake classes for years, and not even a slap on the wrist......so depressing....

Right guys, man this could hammer Coach K..

Avenatti quote about article on allegations that Zion (or his family) got paid go to Duke:
"And yet Nike wants the world to believe he went to Duke and they never paid him. They should admit to the bribes paid to over 100 players but instead, they cover-up and deflect."

other Avenatti tweets:
"People like Chris Korman [sportswriter from Baltimore who basically wrote that bribing players is fine cuz they deserve to be compensated and get paid] are the problem. They think that companies like Nike should be permitted to bribe players and determine which colleges have good teams & which don’t. They think it’s okay for Nike to decide which schools are disadvantaged in the interest of corp profits."

"If Nike decides that the best thing for Nike’s bottom line is if Duke U wins the next 8 NCAA championships, is it okay for them to go out and bribe the country’s best players using whatever money/tactics necessary to make sure the players go to Duke? Is it okay to rig the system?"

Bilas said in the pregame...."It's very easy for Nike. Either tell us that you didn't pay Zion's mom or you did and explain what it was for.