While some have negative opinions of name, image and likeness deals, they have made it so student athletes can provide for themselves and their families, and Indiana forward Anthony Leal gave his sister an extra special Christmas gift this year thanks to the money he has earned from NIL.
The Hoosiers basketball player paid off his sister's student loan debt with the money he has earned through NIL deals.
Leal wrote in the card to his sister, via Sports Illustrated's Mike McDaniel:
"You're a spark of goodness that brightens the world.