Zion Williamson's attorneys have filed a protective order to block his former marketing agent's inquiry into illegal benefits he allegedly received at Duke, according to The Athletic's Daniel Wallach.
Williamson's lawyers called the requests from Gina Ford–his former agent and president of the Florida-based Prime Sports Marketing–"invasive" and "irrelevant." Ford and Williamson have been involved in an ongoing dispute after the Pelicans rookie reportedly signed a deal with Prime Sports Marketing last spring and then backed out.
Last June, Williamson sued the firm to end the enforcement of his agreement, insisting that a contract he signed with Prime Sports in April to represent him in endorsement deals is void and illegal under North Carolina’s Uniform Athlete Agent Act (UAAA).