Avenatti seeks trial delay amid effort to prove Nike claims

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyer Michael Avenatti says charging Nike $25 million to probe corruption at the sportswear giant was a bargain rather than extortion.
An attorney for Avenatti told a judge Thursday that a November extortion trial should be postponed until January so he can gather more proof.
Attorney Scott Srebnick said at a Manhattan hearing that he wants to subpoena Nike employees and others to prove Avenatti acted appropriately.
U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe (GAHR’-duh-fee) t