LeBron James and Others Slam NCAA After ‘Rich Paul Rule’ That Requires Agents to Have College Degree
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: LeBron James attends the press conference where Anthony Davis is introduced as the newest player of the Los Angeles Lakers during a press conference at UCLA Health Training Center on July 13, 2019 in El Segundo, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Should College Agents Have A Degree?
LeBron James and others have slammed the NCAA for a new rule requiring that all agents who rep those hoping for the NBA have a bachelors degree. The new rule, announced this week, already has a nickname as the "Rich Paul rule", referring to NBA super-agent and close friend of LeBron James, Rich Paul.
LeBron went off on the NCAA for the new rule that would exclude his Paul, his own agent, from negotiating on the behalf of college athletes. LeBron posted on Twitter " #TheRichPaul Rule Can't Stop Won't Stop! They big mad and scared! Nothing will stop this movement or culture over here. Sorry, not sorry!"
