Ex-EYBL coach testifies Nike employees directed payments to basketball recruits' parents, handlers
Posted Feb 8, 2020
Gary Franklin, who founded and coached California Supreme on the EYBL circuit, testified during Michael Avenatti's federal criminal trial that he facilitated payments to Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton's mother as well as to the handlers, coaches and trainers of Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol and former UNLV player Brandon McCoy Recruiting Profile" rel="tag">Brandon McCoy when they were amateurs.
(ESPN.com)
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