Phoenix Suns rookie 7-footer Deandre Ayton declined on Wednesday to comment on high-profile lawyer Michael Avenatti’s accusations that Nike paid his mother.
“To be honest, I have no comment on that,” Ayton said after Wednesday's shootaround before the Suns (17-58) played Washington (30-45) at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
“I’m not really addressing that right now. I do not know anything about that, but the thing is for me to just focusing on finishing this season strong and just really polishing my rookie season and entering my first summer of the NBA.”
Ayton, 20, has previously denied allegations of receiving payments while he was a high school.