re: Notorious LSU hater Dickie V isn't going to like this

Dickie V is a nobody, a has been.

He has been shoved down our throats for decades by the media. He is the Paul Finebaum of College basketball. A made up non athletic know it all persona. That is fake as CNN & a plastic tree. He believes his own shite because they let him sit at the grown up table to eat instead of the kiddie table. All of his schtick is staged. He is probably a mini Sandusky and will be exposed after he dies. He protects all his cronies and attacks anyone who threatens his cronies shine.

Best thing to do is dont listen or turn the channel on that 3 haired fricker when he comes on. He really is irrelevant so we should treat him that way.

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Not sure that you actually read that article or you're just being picky over the word "testify" because yes...Zion has been ordered to answer questions that would ultimately determine his eligibility. His own lawyers are arguing that he, his mother and his stepfather all accepted improper benefits making him ineligible and his voiding whatever contract this company claims to have over him. That absolutely means Duke is going to be exposed....their own former player and his family are using improper benefits as their defense in a case separate from the NCAA. As soon as that is entered into legal record that means that its now a testimony and admittance of major violations. It also means Duke is complicit and knowingly played this athlete while he was ineligible. So...not sure exactly what you're talking about at all....

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Sorry, man; but it's you that is not understanding the finer points of this case. You have the arguments backwards.

Zion's argument is that he had a right to break the contract b/c the agent/firm did not disclose certain information that they were required to and were not properly registered in N.C. (this is very simplified and not details of the argument), resulting in making the contract null.

The other side is essentially saying that they acknowledge (without actually saying it) that what they did amounted to fraudulent practices in obtaining the contract; however, that the rules Zion is alleging as protection against those practices are only in place to protect NCAA eligible athletes. Therefore, if the other side can prove that Zion accepted improper benefits either before or while he was a player at Duke, then he would have been classified as an ineligible player thus not eligible for the protections under the rules, which would still make the contract a valid one.

Zion's side is not the ones arguing or admitting that he accepted improper benefits.

And what the other poster said about not having to testify is correct. The judge ordered that he has to respond to the discovery request, which is basically a list of questions and statements that he has to answer and/or admit to or deny. So he is not testifying on a witness stand and it is not an oral deposition. However, the responses he gives are under written oath and penalty of perjury; so if he lies and is found to have lied, he would be in trouble.

The thing of it is, which has been explained by others, that these discovery requests can be a long drawn out process in civil cases that often times lead to nothing because the parties get it thrown out or they come to an agreement and the responses never see the light of day. In drawing it out, Zion's attorneys have already taken the first step by appealing the judge's ruling, which will take time in itself. If the ruling is upheld, then his attorneys will likely respond by objections to many, if not all, of the questions and request for admission. Then the other side's recourse is to have to file a motion to compel and argue against the objections and have a judge rule on the objections and force Zion to provide the answers. So all in all, the discovery alone could get dragged out for at least a year or more depending on the court's docket and all of the procedural maneuvers that both sides can make.

Can almost guarantee you that the NCAA will use this as a landmark case to support retroactive implementation of whatever NIL policy they finally apply whereby Duke and Zion cannot be penalized.

Its not gonna just go away like it normally would.Zion can plead the 5th to protect himself from self incrimination.if he isn't facing charges,the judge can make him talk or be held in contempt

Honest question to tRant lawyers. Is there any legal action LSU can take against Dick after this is all resolved to discourage this from happening in the future?