Charlie Baker Bars NBA Contract Players From College Basketball

NCAA president Charlie Baker declared that players who signed NBA contracts will not be allowed to return to college basketball, saying the organization will refuse eligibility for those who took NBA deals. He warned that recent court orders that block long standing rules have been "widely destabilizing" and added, "I will be working with DI leaders in the weeks ahead to protect college basketball from these misguided attempts to destroy this American institution." Merlin sees a legal storm brewing. Courts have begun handing out surprise rulings that unsettle the old order, and Baker is trying to close the gate before more players test the line. Schools, agents, and athletes now face more uncertainty as lawyers and judges decide where power belongs.