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ESPN twice corrected its story saying its report of a Sean Miller-Christian Dawkins phone call happened in 2016, not 2017.
ESPN reported Friday night that Miller discussed a $100,000 payment to Deandre Ayton. The network later reported that Miller's alleged conversation took place in 2017.
The timing is important because Ayton committed to Arizona in September 2016, and a conversation about paying a player who had already committed would require some explanation.
ESPN's first correction said Miller's phone call with Dawkins happened in the spring of 2016.
The network's current version of events drops the season and just states that the phone call happened sometime in 2016.
Either way, Miller is likely being evaluated on if he discussed a payment, made a payment and knew of the activities that led to assistant coach Book Richardson's arrest and subsequent firing.
If Miller had made the alleged discussion in 2017, that might have suggested he was trying to keep Ayton from turning pro overseas, a possibility that had long been suspected.
Miller said in October that he has long fostered an atmosphere of compliance at Arizona.
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