![]() ![]() ![]() That led to Kai Spears suing the Times for defamation Wednesday. That piece seemed to indicate a huge development in the case, citing a source “familiar with the investigation.” That source said that the passenger in Miller’s car whose identity had not been determined was another Alabama player, freshman guard Kai Spears.īut while Spears only said “I’m sorry, I’m not going to be able to speak about that” to Witz pre-publication, he immediately pushed back on that post-publication, saying the Times piece was published with ‘complete disregard for the truth.” The Alabama athletic department also called Witz’s story “inaccurate” and said “there were no current student-athletes present at the scene other than Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley, who are both fully cooperating witnesses.” And Spears’ father Christian, the director of athletics at Marshall University, put out a statement saying he was “incredibly disappointed in the irresponsible and demonstrably false reporting by the NY Times” and “We are exploring all legal options at this time.” Neither Bradley nor Miller was charged, but Miller’s involvement in particular drew controversy following reports that he had responded to a request from Miles to bring him his (Miles’) gun.Īmidst that controversy, on March 15, the Times published a piece from Billy Witz, a long-time college sports reporter for the paper. Other Tide players Jaden Bradley and Brandon Miller were also at the scene, as per multiple reports from January, and they cooperated with police. (He was dismissed in the wake of that incident). The connection to the Tide basketball team starts with Miles being a player for them then. And that’s a huge black eye for the Times. ![]() It also led to a major controversy around the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team, and to the Times placing a player at the scene who it’s now been confirmed was not present. That shooting killed 23-year-old woman Jamea Harris, and it led to still-pending capital murder charges for Michael Davis and Darius Miles. One piece of The New York Times‘ reporting on the January fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that has been questioned since it was published in March is now being retracted. ![]()
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