The venerable magazine has experienced management upheaval and staff complaints in recent years. Now there’s a question over who wrote product reviews on its site.
After a fishing trip with Ted Williams in 1967, he collaborated with the baseball great on two books. He also helped the University of Alabama football coach Bear Bryant write his autobiography.
Bates was on a magazine cover at 15. He was playing Division I college basketball at 17. Now he’s 19, his college career may be over, and N.B.A. success is anything but guaranteed.