(KNX 1070) -- According to a recent story by the Los Angeles Times, attorney Michael Avenatti allegedly hid money that Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside had wired to the lawyer to settle a case with his ex-girlfriend. Instead, Avenatti spent the money on a share in a private jet.
Per the report, Whiteside wired $2.75 million to Avenatti to settle a $3 million case with his ex Alexis Gardner, who was a client of Avenatti's. Avenatti was entitled to take up to $1 million of the settlement.
Whiteside signed a four-year $98 million extension contract in 2016 with Heat.
Avenatti is being accused of embezzling funds from several of his former clients, one of which was reportedly a mentally-ill paraplegic who received only a small fraction of a $4 million settlement.
Whiteside told the LA Times that the settlement was resolved and that he and his ex-girlfriend have "both moved on amicably."
