Kai Spears, a member of the University of Alabama basketball team, is suing the New York Times for their report that he was present at a deadly shooting.
Alabama guard Kai Spears protests a foul call against the Crimson Tide during a basketball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Alabama Crimson Tide held at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.
The report placed Spears in Miller's car when two bullets hit the windshield, a source told the Times. Spears slammed the report, saying it"was 100% inaccurate and the writer had complete disregard for the truth." "I have one thing to say – the report in the New York Times was 100% inaccurate and the writer had complete disregard for the truth," Spears wrote in an."I am trying to process and cope with these false statements that somehow have been published and then seen by so many. So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf."
College Basketball: a general view of a basketball with the Alabama logo displayed vs LSU during game at Coleman Coliseum. Tuscaloosa, AL 1/14/2023
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