Alabama’s Brandon Miller still uses image of pregame pat-down on Twitter, coach vows intro won’t happen again

Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats has vowed that Brandon Miller’s arguable pregame pat-down ritual won’t hap again, but that has not prompted nan standout freshman from removing nan imagery from his societal media. 

Miller, 20, was identified this week successful constabulary grounds arsenic nan 1 who transported nan weapon belonging to ex-teammate Darius Miles that was utilized successful nan January sidesplitting of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. 

Brandon Miller listens to caput coach Nate Oats of nan Alabama Crimson Tide during nan South Carolina Gamecocks crippled connected Feb. 22, 2023, astatine Colonial Life Arena successful Columbia. (David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Miller’s lawyer has said that he was unaware astatine nan clip that he was successful possession of nan handgun, which has cleared nan measurement for Alabama to let him to proceed playing for nan Crimson Tide.

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In his first crippled backmost since being named successful constabulary testimony, Miller scored a career-high of 41 points successful Alabama’s overtime triumph complete South Carolina connected Wednesday night. In his first location crippled connected Saturday, Miller received a opinionated ovation. 

But nan freshman prima created contention elsewhere erstwhile he continued a pregame ritual of getting patted down by a teammate aft being announced for nan starting lineup. 

Oats, who has defended nan university’s determination to let Miller to proceed playing, addressed nan rumor aft nan crippled and said it was thing that has antecedently been done passim nan season, but that it won’t proceed successful ray of nan shooting. 

Brandon Miller of nan Crimson Tide is patted down by a teammate during subordinate introductions earlier nan Kentucky Wildcats crippled astatine Coleman Coliseum connected Jan. 7, 2023, successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images)

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"I deliberation that's thing that's been going connected each year. I don't really know. I don't watch our introductions, I'm not progressive pinch them. I'm drafting up plays during that time. Regardless, it's not appropriate, it's been addressed and I tin guarantee you it decidedly will not hap again nan remainder of this year." 

While Oats has taken a beardown stance against nan introduction, Miller still has an image of it displayed connected his societal media. 

The banner image connected Miller’s Twitter arsenic of Sunday greeting is that of nan pat-down introduction. It was not instantly clear erstwhile Miller made nan image his banner image, but it has not been changed since nan contention connected Saturday night. 

Brandon Miller of nan Crimson Tide aft defeating nan Tigers astatine Neville Arena connected Feb. 11, 2023 successful Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

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Miller’s attorney, Jim Standridge, released a connection earlier this week that said Miller "never saw nan handgun" that was concealed successful nan backmost of his car and was already connected his measurement to Miles erstwhile he received a matter from him astir nan firearm. 

"Brandon does not ain a firearm and has ne'er moreover handled a firearm," nan connection read. "Moreover, he had nary knowledge of immoderate effort to usage immoderate weapon."