Avenatti also alleged that Ayton's family had about $5,000 in travel expenses paid for by credit cards linked to California Supreme, the then-Nike sponsored club that Ayton played for in 2016.

2/2 - Nike should be criminally indicted on well over 200 counts and should also explain why they misled their investors/the SEC. If I'm lying or the docs are not legit, I challenge @nike to issue a stmt claiming no bribes were ever paid. Just Do It Nike! https://t.co/4gi8MQRcQB

Avenatti, who rose to fame as the attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump, was charged last month with trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike and bilking settlement funds from a client. Avenatti was representing Gary Franklin, the former California Supreme director who claimed to know that one or more Nike employees had authorized payments to high school stars and their families.