Zion Williamson’s biggest victory in 2021 so far came in the courtroom on Wednesday, as a federal judge in North Carolina granted the New Orleans Pelicans star a partial judgment in a $100 million legal battle against a former marketing agent, according to ESPN.
U.S. District Court judge Loretta C. Biggs reportedly voided the agreement Williamson signed with Gina Ford and Prime Sports Marketing days after declaring for the 2019 draft, specifically deciding the five-year deal did not meet the requirements of North Carolina’s Uniform Athlete Agents Act.
Per ESPN, Biggs reportedly ruled that Williamson was a student-athlete at Duke when he signed the marketing agreement, he was not declared permanently ineligible by the NCAA, the agreement did not include required warnings about eligibility, Ford was not a certified agent in North Carolina and Williamson’s camp communicated to Ford the contract was terminated.