Avenatti attempted to explain his side of the situation to Duncan — and detailed Nike's alleged misconduct that he says he witnessed during his involvement with the sports giant. "The truth is, for years, Nike and its executives have been funneling payments to amateur players, high school players and to their handlers and to their family members in an effort to get them to go to colleges that were 'Nike' colleges," said Avenatti. "And ultimately, hopefully, to the NBA so they could sign a shoe deal with Nike."