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Sean Miller denies alleged DeAndre Ayton payment, but ESPN stands by report

Last week, it appeared Arizona Wildcats coach Sean Miller was set to lose his job over alleged involvement in a pay-for-play scheme with DeAndre Ayton.

According to the original ESPN report, Miller was involved in a payment set up for Ayton, but there have since been separate reports that suggest ESPN may have been wrong about Miller’s involvement.

After Miller was kept from coaching in last Saturday’s loss at Oregon, he rejoined the team on Thursday, and in the process, issued some strong words against the original report.

“Let me be very, very clear: I have never discussed with Christian Dawkins paying Deandre Ayton to attend the University of Arizona,” Miller said.