Zion’s Common Law

Led the exposure of Gina Ford and Willie Gary as extortionists in the Williamson vs. Ford legal case. Here to expose those who exploit college athletes.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

Here is a better picture of the fraud Letter of declaration signature Gina Ford submitted. It was copied from the authentic signature on the ball, printed, and photocopied to make it look written, then photoshopped onto fake letter. #NBA #NCAA #espn #cnn #FoxNews #MSNBC

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@DereckLively is seriously failing to show his #1 recruit potential for @DukeMBB. Right now, he’s challenging Jalen Johnson for most disappointing 5⭐️recruit in program history. He must grit down & work like other players on this squad as it will not get easier in the @NBA

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@shaffdog3 @cdotgunter It’s not a big deal and will not impact duke’s season that severely. Also a 20 year old registering a .08 is bad given his responsibility on the team. People should be more mad that he ignored a stop sign than anything else. Who care’s that a college kid had a few beers.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

Likely result? Savarino will get benched and suspended from team. Banchero will miss a game or two (but will be back for Gonzaga). Savarino will be forced to practice harder to get a shot to return to games, making the team better. Duke h8rs will pretend duke got away with murder

[Brendan Marks @BrendanRMarks]

Clarifying here: Only Michael Savarino was arrested. Paolo Banchero was released at the scene. Pretty important difference.

Our story has been updated to reflect that, and will continue to be updated as more information (including discipline) becomes available.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

They let him off way easy too. Obviously deserves way more time for other schemes that were never brought to trial like the robbing of a paraplegic client. When I think of the word scumbag, Avenatti is the first guy that comes to mind. https://t.co/w11Xki9fKw

[Dan Lust, Esq. 🎙 @SportsLawLust]

Per reports, @EASPORTS is making a big announcement on July 20th about the return of an “old sports franchise.”

With the onset of the NIL era… not only is a path cleared for the return of the NCAA Football video game franchise… but athletes would get PAID for appearing in it.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

Many disagree with Bilas on this, but fail to understand the NCAA representatives maintained the status quo could easily be sued for wrongdoing by generations of athletes. Mark Emmert specifically should step down for the sake of his own financial well being.

[Jay Bilas @JayBilas]

The NCAA should reinstate all vacated records and rescind all penalties connected to extra benefits. It should be done as a gesture of goodwill, and to acknowledge the NCAA’s wrongdoing in violating federal antitrust law for decades. The NCAA was wrong to violate the law. (1/2)

[Dan Lust, Esq. 🎙 @SportsLawLust]

🚨BREAKING:

Per @TheAthletic, the D1 Board of Directors has voted to approve the NCAA’s proposed NIL policy.

Now, college athletes in each of the 50 states will be able to monetize their names, images and likenesses starting tomorrow on July 1st.

It is the dawn of the NIL era!

[Darren Heitner @heitner]

Reading NCAA v Alston closely, I believe the Supreme Court would have gone further than knocking down NCAA's restrictions on education-related compensation.

The Court was limited based on the underlying case being reduced to that issue.

Expect more litigation against the NCAA.

[Michael McCann @McCannSportsLaw]

In unanimous ruling, the United States Supreme Court rules against the NCAA in the Alston case. This is not the end of amateurism, but it chips away at core aspects of it and sets precedent that the NCAA is not special and is subject to normal applications federal antitrust law.

[Dan Lust, Esq. 🎙 @SportsLawLust]

40 years ago the Supreme Court ruled against the NCAA in a case called Board of Regents. That decision turned college sports into a billion dollar business.

If history repeats itself, today’s decision will pave the way for student-athletes to FINALLY profit from those billions.

[Darren Heitner @heitner]

NCAA has officially pulled the plug on having a third party administrator to review name, image, and likeness deals for college athletes. #NIL

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

Quote of the century for @NCAA decision makers. They had more than an adequate amount of time.

[Marc Edelman @MarcEdelman]

As we wait for the Sup. Ct. to issue its decision in Alston, one quick & earnest thought -- If #NCAA leaders weren't so dogmatic and didn't have their heads in the sand about antitrust law, college sports could have undergone collaborative reform. But they forced the Court's hand

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@RealMattCouch And there goes the lawsuit. The thing was dying and false allegations that Zion got paid were a last ditch effort to revive Bowen’s chances in court and keep the case open. It was a desperate play, poor kid.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

So now @stevewisemanNC and all of his libelous friends in the media can have this incomplete and vague evidence used to beef up the publicity around Brian Bowen’s dying (and now dead) lawsuit to act like Zion got paid. Pathetic, do some real reporting and stop chasing headlines!

[Stephen Wiseman @stevewisemanNC]

Federal judge throws out Brian Bowen's lawsuit against adidas, the same case included evidence of payments to Zion Williamson's family before and possibly during, his Duke career. Strong reporting here from my McClatchy colleagues from @thestate
https://t.co/2GFn1jVTZP

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@RealMattCouch These aren’t benefits, they’re Lee Anderson’s Salary for his job with Adidas!

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@RealMattCouch Headline: “Zion’s step dad gets paid for job with adidas, let’s all pretend that some NCAA violation occurred!”

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@ChicagoBK17 @adidas Do you have a job with Adidas? Because that’s what Zion’s stepfather had. That’s what these payments are for.

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@MrMartinNF @JMV1070 Because the money wasn’t for Zion! These were payments made to Lee for his job with adidas coaching the AAU team the SC Supreme!

[Zion’s Common Law @ZionsAngel1]

@111Chris777 @DickieV These payments were not against NCAA rules! They weren’t for Zion. They were for his step father Lee who was an adidas employee. The amount they received in a year is equatable to the average annual pay of an AAU coach which is the job Lee had.