Former Adidas consultant says he paid 5 recruits' families, including Deandre Ayton's
Posted Oct 11, 2018
A former consultant for Adidas testified to secretly paying families of five recruits, including former Arizona star Deandre Ayton, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. T.J. Gassnola testified that he also paid money to families of current Kansas player Silvio De Sousa, former Kansas player Billy Preston, former NC State player Dennis Smith and former Louisville player Brian Bowen.
(CBS Sports)
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