Sports giant Nike said it won't respond to allegations by attorney Michael Avenatti that some of the company's employees made illicit payments to the families of high school athletes.
Jae C. Hong / APGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Sports clothing giant Nike said Saturday that it would not respond to allegations by attorney Michael Avenatti that some of the company's employees made illicit payments to the families of high school athletes.last month with trying to extort more than $20 million from Nike by threatening to go public with his allegations.
Nike said Saturday amid the NCAA men's Final Four basketball playoff that it"will not respond to the allegations of an individual facing federal charges of fraud and extortion and aid in his disgraceful attempts to distract from the athletes on the court at the height of the tournament." "Nike will continue its cooperation with the government's investigation into grassroots basketball and the related extortion case," it said.
Avenatti, who gained national fame as the attorney for adult video performer Stormy Daniels, flirted with running for president before
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