Yeah, the article was highly critical of the Dad for sure. Appears to me the old man is/was pretty eager to cash in on his son without having the kid's interests at heart.
Check this out on Emoni:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/by-committing-to-eastern-michigan-emoni-bates-could-be-repeating-mistakes-that-stunted-once-promising-career/