O.J. Mayo's family attorney described the former USC basketball standout's parting from his agent as "a mutual decision" and said Mayo was focused more on preparing for next week's NBA predraft camp than choosing a successor to Calvin Andrews.
"It's fair to say it was in their mutual interest," attorney Mike Woelfel said Friday of the separation. "It was a mutual decision."
Mayo severed ties Thursday with Andrews and Bill Duffy Associates Sports Management, though it was immediately unclear who initiated the split. Ilana Nunn, a spokeswoman for BDA, said Friday she agreed with Woelfel's assessment.
Woelfel, one of Mayo's assistant coaches when he played at Huntington (W.Va.) High, said Mayo had also severed ties with Los Angeles events promoter Rodney Guillory, who has been accused by former Mayo confidant Louis Johnson of accepting more than $200,000 in cash and benefits from BDA and funneling a portion of that money to Mayo. Mayo and BDA officials deny any wrongdoing and Guillory has been unavailable for comment.
