It’s been over two weeks since Zion Williamson’s former agent Gina Ford filed a lawsuit against him, claiming that he received impermissible benefits to play basketball at Duke. Last night, we finally heard from Zion himself — at least, through a legal document. According to Daniel Wallach, Zion filed for a protective order against the inquiry, which he called “invasive” and “irrelevant”:
Last Friday, Williamson’s legal team filed a motion with the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, asking that the requested discovery against him be “stayed” (meaning put on hold) pending the resolution of Williamson’s appeal of that court’s order denying his motion to dismiss that action for lack of personal jurisdiction.