NCAA Boldly Tried to Take on Rich Paul and LeBron James and it Was a Brutal Whiff

The NCAA instated a rule that affects players and agents, and faced serious criticism. So, they decided to backtrack and scrap the shady rule completely. The Rich Paul rule made everyone angry, and everyone says it’s a racist rule.

In an op-ed for The Athletic, Rich Paul shared his opinion on the rule.

“The harmful consequences of this decision will ricochet onto others who are trying to break in,” Paul wrote in the op-ed for The Athletic. “NCAA executives are once again preventing young people from less prestigious backgrounds, and often people of color, from working in the system they continue to control. In this case, the people being locked out are kids who aspire to be an agent and work in the NBA and do not have the resources, opportunity, or desire to get a four-year degree.

“I actually support requiring three years of experience before representing a kid testing the market. I can even get behind passing a test,” Paul wrote. “However, requiring a four-year degree accomplishes only one thing — systematically excluding those who come from a world where college is unrealistic. “Does anyone really believe a four-year degree is what separates an ethical person from a con artist?”

“To be honest, I have no idea whether the NCAA adopted the new rule specifically because of my work with Darius Bazley, as people have speculated, or if it is because they know there are more and more people like me fighting for their chance and challenging this antiquated system,” Paul wrote.

“Why [doesn’t the NCAA] partner with universities on a one-year program for agents who don’t meet their requirements but want to learn the business? Or work with existing agents who play by the rules to help mentor those who are trying to ‘break in?'” Paul wrote. 

He was supported by numerous athletes and superstars, including LeBron James. Let’s not forget that he got Sixers point guard Ben Simmons and Warriors forward Draymond Green massive extensions. He also had a big role in the Anthony Davis trade. A degree? I don’t think so. Well, it’s all over now.

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