Syracuse’s Joe Girard on New York’s new NIL rules for high school athletes: ‘It would have been fun’

Glens Falls vs. Lowville in the New York State Boys basketball Class B Finals

Glens Falls' Joe Girard III celebrates after defeating Lowville in the New York State Boys basketball Class B Finals at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY, Saturday March 16, 2019. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.comScott Schild | sschild@syracuse.

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Syracuse, N.Y. ― Last week, New York State became just the second state to adopt legislation that will allow high school athletes to earn money off their own name, image and likeness in a similar manner to the NCAA’s new rules for college athletes.

Syracuse guard Buddy Boeheim has taken advantage of the NCAA’s NIL rules more than most current college athletes, but New York’s decision regarding high school athletes had Boeheim immediately thinking of his partner in Syracuse’s backcourt, Joe Girard.

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