FBI has subpoenaed Nike's EYBL grassroots division

Submitted by ypsituckyboy on

For those who don't follow college hoops, EYBL is the premiere AAU circuit and it's sponsored by Nike. The biggest of the big dogs (Kentucky, Duke, etc) get their players from this circuit.

This could bring down some really big coaching names if the payoffs weren't don't discreetly.

 

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ijohnb

September 27th, 2017 at 3:12 PM ^

family was broke and Jorge got mixed up with some bad folks when the Mexican cartels started migrating to Argentina in the late 90s.  He was really just a runner who was trying to make ends meet but it ended up getting him killed.  Raul actually did not just leave Argentina, he really had to "flea" because members of the cartel had threatened to kill Jorge's entire family.  Raul was devastated to learn what his father was involved with because he loved his father more than anything and wanted to be just like him.

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PopeLando

September 27th, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^

Jane wanted to be doctor, but sometime during college her friends noticed a change in her. She began to value material possessions more than her previous goals of helping sick children. Her husband is always working, so she seeks comfort with the pool boy Raul in the hopes that her husband will notice and value her again. Lately she has begun to dream about being a doctor again, and has can't decide whether she loves her husband and his money, or Raul and his wide-eyed excitement for all that life has to offer.

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Everyone Murders

September 27th, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^

Raul calls Jane "Hane".  Not because he can't pronounce "Jane" - it's an inside joke between Raul and Jane that Raul will use an exaggerated accent around the banker.

Sometimes, in the midst of flagrante delicto in the poolhouse, Raul yells out "Hane!", which causes Jane and Raul to laugh heartily.  And Jane to pee a little, due to a minor control issue.

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Duke of Zhou

September 27th, 2017 at 4:50 PM ^

I reckon you can have lots of things. Like maids and butlers and chauffeurs and lawyers and accountants. Basically anyone who provides a service to you that you regularly utilize.

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ijohnb

September 27th, 2017 at 3:01 PM ^

of that was off-script and in the original take Liotta was genuinely confused about how to react.  Also, the entire scene with Tommy's mother was improvised.  The script basically said "Go to Tommy's house.  Get a knife." 

There is some seriously impressive acting in that movie.

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ST3

September 27th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^

My favorite thing about that movie is that Billy Batts gets whacked on the day I was born. (Although it was the next day when he actually died.)

I don't shine shoes no more.

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FauxMo

September 27th, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^

This is wonderful, and I am so happy we are all bonding over this story of Raul.

Wanna watch me fuck it up?

Raul has CTE, and I, personally, with little scientific evidence, believe it was caused by his foray into American football in middle school shortly after moving to the U.S.... :-DDDDD

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ijohnb

September 27th, 2017 at 3:36 PM ^

was he played middle school football in the States.  He moved here when he was 15, so he was far too old to play middle school ball unless he did not know how old he was or they put him in middle school instead of high school because he coudn't speak english.  Even then, he would not have been allowed to play football because he would have been far more developed than the other kids.

I suppose the CTE could have been from the Antifa incident.  Or maybe he boxed back home before moving here.

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Vengeful Barbarian

September 27th, 2017 at 11:19 PM ^

Raul thinks that his headaches, mood swings and uncontrollable urges might be caused by CTE, but what Raul doesn't know is that he's contracted a strain of deadly, chlorine resistant bacteria that is slowly eating away at his brain. In 5 days, Raul will call Jane and reschedule the pool cleaning, thinking he has the flu. This will be the last time Jane and Raul ever speak again.

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Vengeful Barbarian

September 28th, 2017 at 12:06 AM ^

It's the middle of the night. Raul is in bed, sleeping, when he is awoken by a loud knock on the door. He opens the door to find two Sheriff's Deputies holding their hats and asking him if he is Raul. Jane was involved in an automobile accident, and the car was registered in Raul's name, at the address of the 2 bedrooom apartment in Miami Beach that Jane purchased for Raul 3 years ago. Raul is overcome with emotion. Jane is dead. He looks at the officers, unable to speak, as their image drifts farther and farther away as if he was backing away from the door in a tunnel. Raul falls to the ground.

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Naked Bootlegger

September 27th, 2017 at 9:12 PM ^

Not sure why I came back to this thread after being away from the computer for *many* hours.  But I'm so happy I did.

The Raul storyline is tantalizing.   FauxMo et al. hit one out of the park.   Kind of like a MGoChooseYourOwnAdventure.

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