re: How are we not talking about this: Nike made custom shoes for Zion tonight.

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Because literally anything else given to a player is a violation.

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Hell Charlie Sheen sent Hess his WildThing glasses and Hess had to send them back because the NCAA said it would be a violation to keep them.

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Because literally anything else given to a player is a violation.

You couldn’t buy a kid a coke without violations. It’s ridiculous.

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You know how much gear players get from what ever show company sponsors their school?

LSU players get a shite ton of Nike gear every year, a lot which are sport and school specific

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Because literally anything else given to a player is a violation.

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If by anything else you mean anything not considered athletic equipment related to his play, rehab, or training, you'd be right.

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You couldn’t buy a kid a coke without violations. It’s ridiculous.

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You couldn't because you are likely considered a booster. But if he's on a school or ncaa sponsored trip, the school(or it's affiliates), the venue, or the event sponsor could supply it as part of the event related activities. And the school can, on or around campus, as part of the athletic facilities and if a player is on scholarship they will have a meal plan that allows them to get one from the cafeteria or any food vendor that takes the schools meal vouchers/points toward payment.