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UNDATED (AP) — South Carolina basketball coach Frank Martin is joining dozens of college basketball coaches in taking action on racism and diversity. The NABC announced Thursday Martin would chair a new committee designed to address issues of race and discrimination and not only within college sports. He joined several other coaches in a discussion Friday on issues that have been raised by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and social unrest that has roiled the country.
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida appeals court has temporarily granted NBA rookie Zion Williamson’s attempt to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper benefits before playing for the Blue Devils. Thursday's order granted Williamson a stay and paused proceedings in the lawsuit from Prime Sports Marketing and company president Gina Ford. The lawsuit filed last summer accused Williamson and the agency now representing him of breach of contract. Williamson had filed his own lawsuit in North Carolina to terminate a five-year contract with Prime Sports after moving to Creative Artists Agency LLC.
UNDATED (AP) — Florida State’s Mike Norvell apologized to his team after a star player accused the coach of lying about personally connecting with each player to discuss the police killing of George Floyd and ensuing protests against racial injustice. Defensive tackle Marvin Wilson said Wednesday night on Twitter that he and his teammates were “outraged” by Norvell’s characterization of the contact he had with the players. Wilson said they received only a “generated text” from the coach. The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Norvell said he "went back and forth individually with every player this weekend.” Wilson went back to social media on Thursday to say the matter was settled.
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