A federal racketeering lawsuit filed Monday morning on behalf of basketball player Brian Bowen II has the potential to affect Kansas Athletics and other Adidas schools.
The suit filed by the McLeod Law Group — representing Bowen — seeks, in part, unspecified monetary damages from Adidas and associates (including Jim Gatto and T.J. Gassnola) and also to ban the shoe company from having any involvement in NCAA basketball.
Monday’s filing by Bowen’s attorneys, which was submitted in the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, includes a section titled, “Racketeering activity involving the University of Kansas.