A Nike lawyer Wednesday recounted for jurors the surprising second he claims he was shaken down by Michael Avenatti — in what he described as a “rehearsed” speech laden with “surprising” language.

“I used to be flabbergasted, my jaw hit the desk,” Scott Wilson mentioned of the March 2019 assembly through which Avenatti allegedly promised to break the corporate if it failed to satisfy his calls for. “I understood him to be threatening me.”

Wilson didn’t specify the language, although later recordings caught the hot-headed lawyer saying, “I’m not f—king round.”

The Nike lawyer mentioned the “uncommon assembly” occurred in a convention room in fellow lawyer Mark Geragos’ Fifth Avenue workplace — days after Geragos reached out to rearrange an in-person gathering to debate a “delicate subject.” Geragos has not been charged.

“Once I met Mr. Avenatti, he threatened to go public with allegations that Nike had been concerned in corruption in youth basketball except we paid him off,” the lawyer instructed jurors.

Throughout the tirade, Wilson recalled Avenatti saying that he “would take tens of millions off the corporate’s market cap” and “interact in a media battle” except Nike agreed to cough up tens of millions.

Prosecutors have accused Avenatti of utilizing data supplied to him by a shopper — youth basketball coach Gary Franklin — with a view to extort the sportswear big to repay his personal looming money owed.

“When he regarded on the coach, he didn’t see a shopper to assist,” Assistant US Legal professional Robert Sobelman instructed the jury panel Wednesday. “He noticed greenback indicators for himself.”

But Avenatti’s protection lawyer Howard Srebnick claimed his shopper was merely being a “tenacious, bullish” advocate for Franklin.

“Typically, he’s outrageous and generally he may even be offensive,” Srebnick mentioned. “It’s not extortion since you use harsh language in negotiating for a shopper.”

The 46-year-old lawyer has pleaded not responsible to costs together with tried extortion and defrauding a shopper. He faces as much as 20 years behind bars if convicted.