One person close to Kansas’ Cheick Diallo is lawyering up for a potential legal fight as the NCAA continues its investigation into the eligibility of the freshman big man.
Tidiane Drame, a Malian-American who has served as Diallo’s legal guardian in the United States, has enlisted the representation of Donald Jackson, an Alabama-based attorney with a long history of representing college athletes in NCAA cases. Jackson, who joined the case on Monday, confirmed his involvement to The Star in an interview on Tuesday morning.
A report from Yahoo! Sports said Jackson was hired to represent Diallo in the case.