Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

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  • PhantomPain
    MVP
    • Jan 2003
    • 3512

    #1

    Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

    Interested to see what happens here. Gave $30k cash down payment in 12/2009 (the season Duke won the NC) on $100k of jewelry. Most kids don't have $30k for jewelry at that age. Of course, he could have a very rich family, but interesting nonetheless.

    A starter on Duke's 2010 national championship team purchased nearly $100,000 in custom jewelry that season from a New York firm that caters to professional athletes and is now suing him for failing to pay the balance of what he owes.
    #WeAreUK
  • BunnyHardaway
    Banned
    • Nov 2004
    • 15195

    #2
    Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

    His family is pretty well off, and I'm sure future earning potential had something to do with this, but Lance is still a moron for doing this.

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    • PhantomPain
      MVP
      • Jan 2003
      • 3512

      #3
      Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

      Originally posted by JJLinn
      His family is pretty well off, and I'm sure future earning potential had something to do with this, but Lance is still a moron for doing this.
      Yeah I had a feeling his family may have money. I'm sure we'll find out one way or another though. $30k cash for $100k of jewelry is a lot of flow for a luxury item.
      #WeAreUK

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      • bigeastbumrush
        My Momma's Son
        • Feb 2003
        • 19245

        #4
        Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

        The NCAA are idiots.

        I can't stand Duke..but come on. Shut down every NCAA program in the nation while you're at it.

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        • ProfessaPackMan
          Bamma
          • Mar 2008
          • 63852

          #5
          Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

          Kentucky Fans got a beef with UNC and dook this year or something? LOL
          #RespectTheCulture

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          • PhantomPain
            MVP
            • Jan 2003
            • 3512

            #6
            Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

            Originally posted by ProfessaPackMan
            Kentucky Fans got a beef with UNC and dook this year or something? LOL
            I always have a beef with UNC and dook.:wink:

            But this has everything to do with it being a fairly big news story in college basketball right now until it is proven to be ok. If it isn't, then it is a big news story.
            #WeAreUK

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            • bigeastbumrush
              My Momma's Son
              • Feb 2003
              • 19245

              #7
              Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

              Originally posted by PhantomPain
              I always have a beef with UNC and dook.:wink:

              But this has everything to do with it being a fairly big news story in college basketball right now until it is proven to be ok. If it isn't, then it is a big news story.
              It's irrelevant.

              Just like Chris Duhon's family getting taken care of on the low. Who cares anymore?

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              • PhantomPain
                MVP
                • Jan 2003
                • 3512

                #8
                Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                Originally posted by JJLinn
                His family is pretty well off, and I'm sure future earning potential had something to do with this, but Lance is still a moron for doing this.
                If it was a loan against his future earnings, that is an NCAA violation. But what is odd is he gave $30k down and the jeweler potentially extended credit for the other $68k. But it needed to be paid within 15 days. If it was against his future earnings, surely the jeweler didn't think he would sign as a pro within 2 weeks during the middle of the season. So I doubt it was against his future earnings. But what other reason would he extend that kind of credit?
                #WeAreUK

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                • bigeastbumrush
                  My Momma's Son
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 19245

                  #9
                  Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                  Probably the same kinda credit that got this 18 yr old these 2 boulders in his ears...



                  Apologies to everyone for this close up.

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                  • PhantomPain
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 3512

                    #10
                    Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                    Originally posted by bigeastbumrush
                    Probably the same kinda credit that got this 18 yr old these 2 boulders in his ears...



                    Apologies to everyone for this close up.
                    Care to post when that picture is from? If it is after the season then he can get credit against his future.
                    #WeAreUK

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                    • BunnyHardaway
                      Banned
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 15195

                      #11
                      Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                      Originally posted by bigeastbumrush
                      Probably the same kinda credit that got this 18 yr old these 2 boulders in his ears...



                      Apologies to everyone for this close up.
                      All I see is brow.

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                      • PhantomPain
                        MVP
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 3512

                        #12
                        Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                        Originally posted by PhantomPain
                        Care to post when that picture is from? If it is after the season then he can get credit against his future.
                        Looks like it was June 29. Try again.

                        Anthony Davis will have to pay through his nose if he wants to buy the famous "Fear the Brow" trademark -- at least according to its current owner, who tells TMZ, he doesn't plan to sell out for cheap.


                        Edit: I was wrong, the earliest I have found the picture from is May 31st. Still after the season and no longer matters. Could be from before that though, I just haven't found it. Not sure why I am even doing this other than to stop disinformation. Before you know it the internet world will be saying that A Davis received improper benefits from people seeing bigeastbumrush's post.
                        Last edited by PhantomPain; 09-09-2012, 01:59 PM.
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                        • IlliniM1ke
                          Heroes Never Die
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 8082

                          #13
                          Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                          A UK fan starting this thread ha
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                          • PhantomPain
                            MVP
                            • Jan 2003
                            • 3512

                            #14
                            Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                            Originally posted by CardsFan27
                            A UK fan starting this thread ha
                            Yes, clearly as a UK fan I should have just waited for a fan of another school to start the thread.
                            #WeAreUK

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                            • ProfessaPackMan
                              Bamma
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 63852

                              #15
                              Re: Did Duke's Lance Thomas receive improper benefits?

                              Originally posted by PhantomPain
                              I always have a beef with UNC and dook.:wink:

                              But this has everything to do with it being a fairly big news story in college basketball right now until it is proven to be ok. If it isn't, then it is a big news story.
                              It's not a big news story as much as you think it should be.

                              I mean if you want to investigate this, then you might as well do the same for every single School in the NCAA and yes I'm serious. I would love nothing more than to see dook get caught up in the NCAA mess...but I also know that this is not a big deal and I'm not expecting anything to go down from this either.

                              Like bigeast said, Duhon's folks were taken care of as well and not a damn thing happened.
                              #RespectTheCulture

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