After weeks of flunking Public Relations 101, Alabama men’s basketball tried to improve its grade Wednesday. Let’s charitably give the Crimson Tide an incomplete on this one. Their attempt to slink through a crisis of their own making is far from over.
Star player Brandon Miller emerged in front of the media for the first time since America’s perception of him—and this entire program—shifted on Feb. 21, when a Tuscaloosa detective in a pre-trial hearing disclosed that the star player had some involvement in an alleged January murder in town. Miller has not been charged with any crime.
In his first public media appearance since the allegations surfaced, Miller was at the podium for an on-campus press conference before the team departed for the Southeastern Conference tournament. His appearance was not advertised beforehand by Alabama. However, close readers of the Tuesday email announcing this media availability could see it coming.
