Suge Knight’s Lawyer Believes Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Post Suge’s $10 Million Bail

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will reportedly post the $10 million dollar bail for Suge Knight following his bout with Manny Pacquiao Saturday night in Las Vegas. Earlier today (April 30), Knight appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to murder at a follow-up arraignment. His jury trial is scheduled for July 7.

Following the hearing Knight's lawyer Matthew Fletcher spoke to the New York Daily News outside of the courthouse. "My understanding is that Suge is going to be bailed out this coming week," said Fletcher. "We think Mr. Mayweather is going to win the championship and then come champion the day again. They're good friends, and there's no reason he shouldn't. And we believe that will happen."

But unfortunately that isn't going to happen. TMZ Sports reports that a member of Mayweather's TMT confirmed that Floyd will not be posting the $10 million bail if he wins his fight this weekend. The source said that was wrong for saying Floyd would pay for his bail and the two haven't been close for several years.

According to the LA Times this contingency plan will likely depend on the outcome of Saturday night's fight. "Suge said, 'Man, I was really going to pull for him to win, but now I'm going to have to pray for him to win," Fletcher said.

The Daily News says that Knight was in good spirits after he was taken into the court room in a wheelchair. The 50-year-old smiled and blew a kiss to his fiancee, Toi Kelly, before exiting the court. Suge has been behind bars for three months on charges of hitting two men in the parking lot of Tam's Burgers in Compton California. He has also been charged with the murder of Terry Carter. Suge has maintained his innocence and said that he was a victim of a planned attack and accidentally hit former gang member Cle "Bone" Sloan while fleeing the scene.

During the preliminary hearing, Sloan would not identify Kinght as the driver and said that he wasn't a "snitch."

The Suge Knight saga has taken several twists and turns over the past few months but this current subplot may be the most bizarre yet.

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