What do Zion’s lawyers and Trump’s lawyers have in common?
Surely, it is strange bedfellows to mention the former Duke star and the current president in the same sentence. But since Williamson and his attorneys have tried to block the court order for him to testify in his lawsuit with his one-time agent, I can’t help but compare them.
No, Zion didn’t clear the streets by swinging his elbows so he could take a photo in front of Jim Thorpe’s statue; if you have nothing to hide, why not just tell the truth? It’s sort of like asking Trump why he has refused to obey the law and hand over his tax returns.
If Zion’s family did not take any illegal benefits from Nike or Adidas or Duke, just put your hand on a bible instead of using it for a photo opp and swear to tell the truth. If Zion doesn’t know if his family’s $875,000 rental house last year was legit, just say it. If he doesn’t know if his mother was paid by Nike since he was in his school, just say it. If not, it sure looks like you have something to hide.
There isn’t any right or wrong in this case. It is a matter of true or not true. If Trump never tried to fire the special counsel, why did he keep people on his staff from testifying? The funny part about it, Trump had a lot more to lose than Zion, so what’s the big deal?
The man child is already in the NBA, making millions on a contract that someday will be worth multi-millions, plus more in endorsements. If he or his family did something wrong before or in college, who except Coach K would really care? If it reveals systemic cheating at Duke, that is not really Zion’s problem, is it?
Zion’s lawyers say the agent suing him has no case because she wasn’t registered in North Carolina to represent athletes. That doesn’t matter, she says, if Zion was ineligible when he played for Duke because of some impermissible benefits he or his family accepted.
According to Zion’s defense, the NCAA and Duke have the final say on whether he was eligible. But that would mean no athlete or school was ever punished after the fact. If that’s true, no victories would have been vacated or championship banners taken down.
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