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NBA: Zion asked to admit benefits

Attorneys representing Zion Williamson’s former marketing representative, Gina Ford, and her company, Prime Sports, have asked the Pelicans star to admit that his mother and stepfather demanded and received money and other benefits from persons acting on behalf of Adidas and Nike in addition to people associated with Duke to influence him to sign with the Blue Devils, according to an ESPN report.

The former Duke star sued Ford and Prime Sports in June to get out of his contract and has been countersued, along with Creative Artists Agency, for $100 million.

The youngest brother of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to skip college and play professionally in Europe to prepare for the NBA. Alex Antetokounmpo reportedly received offers from DePaul, Ohio and Green Bay. The 6-foot-7 small forward is rated as a three-star prospect in the Class of 2020 by 247 Sports.

TENNIS: French Open may bar fans

Bernard Giudicelli, the president of the French Tennis Federation, says holding the French Open without fans later this year is an option. The clay-court tournament at Roland Garros was postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic and rescheduled for Sept. 20-Oct. 4.

SOCCER: EPL restart in works

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says sports can resume — if only members of your own household are playing. How the Premier League can restart should become clearer in the coming days.

Any restart during the coronavirus pandemic is not just reliant on the government, which is planning Tuesday to outline the path to group training by sports teams being allowed again.

The 20 Premier League clubs head into their latest conference call Monday split over a plan to use neutral stadiums to complete the season that was halted in March.