This Friday (Feb. 14), Attorney Michael Avenatti was convicted attempting to extort Nike approximately $25 million. According to CNBC, Avenatti was accused threatening to  to secretly promote their products. If Nike wasn’t willing to pay up, the lawyer stated he would make the information public. 

Michael Avenatti Guilty Of Extorting Nike For $25 MillionĀ 

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According to court documentation, Michael Avenatti told Nike’s lawyers the following before being arrested last year:

“I’m not f*cking around with this, and I’m not continuing to play games. You guys know enough now to know you’ve got a serious problem. And it’s worth more in exposure to me to just blow the lid on this thing. A few million dollars doesn’t move the needle for me.”

Prosecutors claim that Michael Avenatti was targeting Nike in an attempt to get himself out the $11 million debt he’s currently in. Avenatti recently rose to prominence after representing . 

Avenatti currently has multiple impending cases against him regarding his fraudulent business practices. The celebrity attorney allegedly  upon the release her . In California, he’s accused swindling some his clients out millions, perjury, and tax fraud. 

Michael Avenatti is currently facing a maximum sentence twenty years in prison after being convicted on three different charges in relation to attempting to extort Nike out $25 million. The sleazy lawyer is set to be sentenced on June 17, but most likely will not receive the maximum sentence previously stated. With NBA All-Star weekend upon us, check out this weekend’s Jordan Brand and Nike releases, .