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UNC Basketball: Tony Bradley Jr.’s father responds to latest report

By Zack Pearson

GREENBURGH, NY - AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally altered) Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
GREENBURGH, NY - AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally altered) Tony Bradley of the Utah Jazz poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Tony Bradley Jr’s father responded to the latest report put out by Yahoo! Sports on Friday morning

College basketball fans woke up Friday morning with another report exclusive from Yahoo! Sports on the recent FBI investigation.

The latest, written by Pat Forde and Pete Thamel, list the names of college basketball players of the past few years that were on expense reports from agency ASM Sports.

The report lists players who met or had meals with former ASM Sports associate Christian Dawkins, who was arrested last Spring as part of the investigation. Dawkins worked under former NBA agent Andy Miller who was also named in the report.

Among those players named in the Yahoo! Sports report is former University of North Carolina Tar Heels standout Tony Bradley Jr.

The report states that Bradley Jr. and his father, Tony Bradley Sr., met with Dawkins and had a meal that was paid for.

But quickly after that report came out, Inside Carolina posted a statement from Tony Bradley Sr. who explained things.

Bradley Sr. did confirm that they had lunch with Dawkins after his son officially declared for the NBA Draft.

“They didn’t take us to a fancy restaurant,” Bradley Sr. said to Inside Carolina’s Greg Barnes and Sherrell McMillan. “We went to the office and ordered pizzas. We ate pizzas while they introduced everyone that worked for [Miller]. It wasn’t dinner or anything like that.”

Bradley Sr. went on to say that they never took money from Dawkins or anyone at the agency.

Bradley Jr. eventually signed with John Spencer of 540 Sports and Entertainment.

This appears to be good news for UNC despite both Bradley Jr. and Brice Johnson being mentioned in the report.

Johnson had dinner with Dawkins and Gray Collegiate Academy head coach Dion Bethea, with the bill totaling $100.09. The NCAA recently updated a bylaw stating that if the impermissible benefit is $200 or less “the eligibility of the student-athlete shall not be affected conditioned upon the student-athlete repaying the value of the benefit to a charity of his or her choice.”

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Other schools to have players mentioned include Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Wichita State, NC State, Texas, Virginia, Notre Dame and Iowa State among others.

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