Friday 28 October 2022 01:04 PM Dad of NBA prospect, 17, reveals Kanye West FACETIMED son to recruit him for ... trends now

Kanye West personally Facetimed an NBA prospect to lure him to his unaccredited Donda Academy, the athlete's father has claimed.

Donald Dillingham exclusively told DailyMail.com of his despair over his basketball prodigy son Robert, 17, ditching Combine Academy in North Carolina for the California school after the rapper's tempting video call.

The devastated dad slammed the school and claimed it was trying to 'cash in' on the youngster's talent.

It comes as Donda Academy has been tossed into turmoil amid West's spree of anti-Semitic rants.

On Wednesday it announced it would be shuttering immediately for the remainder of the school year at West's request, only for parents to say it would remain open.

West's empire has continued to crumble in recent days due to his vile anti-Semitic outbursts, which include claims 'Jewish people' in the media conspired against him, and planned parenthood controlled black populations through genocidal abortions.

Dillingham told DailyMail.com of his dismay when he found out his son was ditching Combine Academy to travel across the country and play for the unaccredited Donda.

'I thought [Rob] was in a great situation,' Dillingham said. 'Look how that worked out.'

Donda was opened just this past August, and its future remains in question. Without accreditation, it is unclear whether colleges will accept degrees from the school.

Dillingham told DailyMail.com about how West personally facetimed his son and allegedly put him on the spot.

'He [West] said, ''what're you gonna do?'' If you're a sixteen-year-old and somebody like Kanye West asks you that...'

In Facebook posts last year, Dillingham expressed outrage at the position West put his son in by asking him 'to make a decision on the spot.'

'Of course Rob with his sixteen-year-old mind, would say 'yes'.' Of course Rob with his sixteen-year-old mind, would say 'yes.'' Dillingham wrote.

Dillingham said trainers from Donda intentionally 'created a wedge' between him and Rob, and persuaded him 'with the promise of money.'

'What was the pull for Rob to leave a perfect situation and move across the country to a school that is not even open?'

Robert has committed to playing for Kentucky when he graduates but is expected to miss a few games for Donda due to the fallout over West's remarks.

Asked if he was leaving the academy early, he told the New York Times in a text: 'No the school is not shut down that is for the kids has nothing to do with us.'

Donda Academy has recruited top basketball talent from across the nation's high schools, and houses the students in luxury apartment buildings with chaperones.

But those recruits had some of their prospects dashed this week as a result of West's behavior, after the team found itself booted from the prestigious Scholastic Play-By-Play Classics tournament.

Tournament representatives said West's 'words and actions violate our values as a company and a country, and what we seek to ensure at all of our events - a spirit of diversity, sportsmanship, inclusion, equity and mutual respect.'

Tournament expressed its remorse that West's behavior cost his students the experience of participating in the coveted competition. 

'While we are firm in our reasoning for this decision, it does not diminish our heartache and regret for Donda's hardworking athletes who will lose out the most as a result of Kanye's actions,' the school added.

'Unfortunately, we cannot in good conscience host an organization founded and directed by Mr. West at our events.'

Also this week, Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown - who was sponsored by Donda Sport and previously paid visits to the school - dropped his

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