Christian Laettner Reaches Deal to Repay Investors Posted Sep 23, 2016 Duke University basketball legend Christian Laettner has reached a repayment deal that his lawyer said should bring a decade of financial troubles to a close. The repayment deal reached by Mr. Laettner, 47 years old, with investors in a North Carolina tobacco warehouse redevelopment project—including former teammates Johnny Dawkins and Scottie Pippen—will enable him stay out of bankruptcy. (Wall Street Journal)