Just Ignore It: Nike's response to internal emails that discussed paying high school players Posted Aug 21, 2019 Despite publication of internal emails that show its executives discussing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payouts to high school basketball players, Nike has publicly taken a “Who cares?” attitude. Potential federal crimes? Backlash from the basketball community? Corruption counter to statements of a commitment to above-the-table conduct? So what? (Yahoo! Sports)