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OutKick’s Clay Travis is still wondering why there hasn’t been any discipline for Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller for his involvement in the murder case against ex-Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another Alabama student, Michael Davis, stemming from the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jamea Harris on January 15.
According to Tuscaloosa Police investigator Brandon Culpepper, Miller, who has started every game since the shooting and has not been charged with any crime, brought Miles’ gun to him “after Miles texted him and asked him to do so,” per the Associated Press following Miles’ preliminary hearing on February 21. Miles and Davis have been charged with capital murder.
Travis, who has repeatedly blasted head coach Nate Oats and the Alabama basketball program for not disciplining Miller, cited Ja Morant’s two-game discipline from the Memphis Grizzlies on March 4 in yet another shot at the athletic department’s handling of the Miller situation:
The Memphis Grizzlies just suspended Ja Morant for at least two games for flashing a gun in an Instagram video in a nightclub. Meanwhile Alabama still hasn’t done anything to Brandon Miller for bringing a loaded gun to a murder scene which led to the death of a mom.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 4, 2023
Nate Oats Faces Criticism Over Brandon Miller Comments Again
Most recently speaking about Miller in the context of Alabama’s 67-61 loss to Texas A&M on March 5, Oats told reporters during his post-game press conference, “He’s aggressive, he puts himself in tough spots sometimes.”
The Alabama basketball coach had previously gotten himself into hot water on February 21 when referring to the January 15 shooting in The Strip district of downtown Tuscaloosa.
“We knew about [Miller’s involvement]. Can’t control everything anybody does outside of practice. Nobody knew that was going to happen. College kids are out, Brandon hasn’t been in any type of trouble nor is he in any type of trouble in this case. Wrong spot at the wrong time.”
Oats has since walked back those comments, according to the Associated Press, saying they “came across poorly” and “in no way did I intend to downplay the seriousness of this situation or the tragedy of that night.”
Clay Travis Calls Anyone That Defends Brandon Miller a ‘Disgrace’
Travis had a scathing criticism of any Alabama willing to defend Miller in a February 23 OutKick segment, calling such people a “disgrace.”
“Alabama fans, you guys are not only embarrassing yourselves, you’re embarrassing your state, you are embarrassing your region, and you are embarrassing your conference,” Travis ranted. “What Brandon Miller did is indefensible, and the fact that he is still on scholarship, and still frankly even able to enroll at the University of Alabama is a disgrace, and anyone defending him is a disgrace too.”
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