![]() ![]() But most notably, though, C-Webb made a ton of shoe-related headlines for his time spent as the President of DaDa, the apparel/kicks company he repped from ’02-03. He began with Nike, teaming with David Robinson to wear the Nike Air Unlimiteds before switching to his signature Nike Air Max CWs, then moved on to Fila, AND 1 and Reebok before retiring in 2008. I don’t need anybody to apologize, unless they feel the need to apologize.Chris Webber represented a handful of sneaker brands during his 15-year NBA career. At this point in time, everything has been dealt with and settled. ![]() ![]() ![]() “There are certain fans who feel he does. “I’ve never gone there,” Manuel said at the time. Manuel told The News in 2019 that he felt Webber doesn’t need to apologize to the university. Hopefully, once we address all this good stuff, we'll get back to it.” “I knew that then, so hopefully some of the things in (my upcoming book) will reveal what happened, how things happened and hopefully just life can go (on) or it can just get back to normal in that way. I had the biggest name,” Webber told ESPN of the school’s investigation. Webber is planning to detail his experience at Michigan in his upcoming book, “By God’s Grace," and he's developing his own limited script TV series about the Fab Five. It wasn't until three years ago Webber made his return to Michigan's campus, when he accepted an invitation from football coach Jim Harbaugh to be an honorary captain at a game. Nor did he participate in a documentary on the team. He was the lone member of the Fab Five who didn't have a presence at an October 2016 campus forum celebrating the 25th anniversary of the teams he didn't respond to invitations. Webber’s role in the scandal tainted the group’s legacy and strained his relationship with his former teammates. “His exact words (were), he needs 'to apologize to the 18-year-old Chris Webber because we didn't protect him,’” Webber said. Webber said in the ESPN story that Manuel “did his research and that he needs to apologize.” It led to both the 19 Final Four banners being taken down at Crisler Center and Webber’s statistics being stripped from the program’s record books. He was the only Fab Five member linked to Martin and a $600,000 payment scandal. In 2003, the NCAA mandated a 10-year disassociation between Webber and Michigan - a penalty that ended in 2013. He helped lead the Wolverines to back-to-back NCAA national title game appearances in 19 before leaving for the NBA after his sophomore season. Webber was the centerpiece of the famed Fab Five, which included Jalen Rose, current Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson. “I wish Chris nothing but the best, and I’m happy that he’s being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.” “But I can assure you I made no apology to Chris and, for those who may be curious, I never asked him to apologize to the University of Michigan. “I enjoyed the conversation with Chris when we met several years ago,” Manuel said. Manuel, in a statement Thursday to The Detroit News, painted a different picture of the meeting with Webber. “I was told by the athletic department at the University of Michigan that he was sorry,” Webber, who will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, said in the article. ![]()
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