Duke Legend Christian Laettner Calls for Removal of NIL Compensation for Student-Athletes: ‘They G...
Duke Legend Christian Laettner Calls for Removal of NIL Compensation for Student-Athletes: ‘They G…Duke basketball legend Christian Laettner has grown fed up with the state of college athletics and believes name, image, and likeness compensation — or NIL — should be removed. Thursday was the 32nd anniversary of Laettner’s iconic game-winning shot against Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The 54-year-old joined Mike Greenberg’s ESPN Radio show #Greeny to discuss the legacy of that shot. Then, Laettner gave his thoughts on the current landscape of college sports and the ongoing NIL conversation. “They gotta take out the NIL,” Laettner said. “They gotta wipe that out. They gotta change the transfer portal. I know everyone’s saying the horse is out of the barn and you can’t take stuff back, but how can you establish any type of culture at a school when you’re getting new kids every year?…