In early August, the NCAA announced a controversial new rule that required NBA player agents to have a bachelor’s degree in order to be “in good standing” with the NCAA. Any agent that did not meet this criterion (along with others), would not be allowed to represent college athletes.

Due to vitriolic backlash from the court of public opinion – as well as many notable NBA personalities, such as LeBron James – the NCAA reversed course and removed that stipulation from its ruling.

Now, the lessened strictures on agents are still coming under fire, and today, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the “NBA's agents have signed a letter that informs the NCAA that player agents will not register for the NCAA's proposed agent certification process, according to the letter obtained by ESPN.”

According to a story by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, after the bachelor’s degree requirement was lifted, the rule stipulated that players “must be represented by an agent who has been certified at least three years with the NBPA, has professional liability insurance, completes an NCAA qualification exam and pays necessary fees in order to be in good standing with the NCAA.”

Wojnarowski provided more details on the reasoning behind the agents refusing to agree to the certification process:

Here are the full contents of the letter, which Wojnarowski obtained:

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According to Wojnarowski, the NBA Players Association and NCAA have been in lengthy discussions about finding common ground on this subject. Most of the discussions have revolved around amateur players that “test the waters” during the NBA pre-draft process.

This is an ongoing story, so stay tuned as more news on this subject becomes available.