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The family of Jamea Harris, who was fatally shot leading to the capital murder charges for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and his childhood friend, Michael “Buzz” Davis, is sounding off on the Crimson Tide program and star freshman Brandon Miller.
This week, it was revealed that Miller was at the scene of the fatal shooting and brought the gun to Miles, who had left it in Miller’s car earlier in the night.
The development led to plenty of criticism for Alabama, head coach Nate Oats, and Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne. Miller was not charged with any crime and there is no evidence to charge him for one, but there are still those who are calling for him to be suspended because he brought Miles’ gun to the scene.
After the news surfaced, Harris’ family sounded off on Alabama and Miller for continuing the season like nothing ever happened.
“There was only one person in the wrong place at the wrong time and it was Jamea,” her stepfather Kelvin Heard told al.com. “When I heard him say that my heart hit the floor. His words cut so deep. It’s just downright disrespectful.
“Why is Alabama still playing basketball right now, with this tragic travesty far more embedded in the locker room than we knew? Now, dribbling a basketball stained with a young mother’s blood?”
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— Alabama Crimson Tide | AL.com (@aldotcomTide) February 22, 2023
During Wednesday night’s game against South Carolina, Miller was booed by the fans and met with chants of “Lock him up!” He went on to score a career-high 41 points, however, and hit the game-winner with seconds remaining on the clock in overtime.
“He brought a gun to where a person was murdered and he did nothing wrong?”” Heard added. “Jamea could still be alive… Brandon Miller is knee deep in this situation no matter how they want to spin this. We trust the D.A. and the work that they’re doing.”
As for Alabama head coach Nate Oats, he apologized for his comments earlier in the week, saying it was a “poor choice of words.”