Brandon Miller's performance (from Twitter)
Brandon Miller delivered the best game of his young career tonight (Wednesday-Thursday), dropping 41 points on South Carolina - a nice feat by all accounts, but even more remarkable given the circumstances.
It was not at all certain whether one of the Alabama College stars would be able to take part in the game, as 24 hours earlier he had been questioned by the police, as part of a murder case.
His teammate Darius Miles is accused of killing 23-year-old Jamei Harris on campus, in an incident that occurred a little over a month ago, and Miller admitted last night at the inquest that he was the one who brought the gun to the scene - the gun that killed the murder victim.
The young basketball player was not in the arena at the time of the incident - he drove away, and the windshield of his car was even smashed while he fled.
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It turns out that this admission did not embarrass Miller legally.
The American media talked to one of the detectives, who was asked why the basketball player was released after the testimony he provided, and said: "It's hard for me to answer that question. We couldn't accuse him of anything."
"You can't control everything someone does outside of practice," Alabama coach Nate Oates said.
"Nobody knew what was going to happen. They're a bunch of college boys. Brandon never got into trouble, he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."
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Three and a half hours before the game against South Carolina, the college issued a press release, which read: "We continue to cooperate with law enforcement. Based on the information we have, Brandon Miller is not considered a suspect, he is only a witness who is cooperating with the investigators."
So Miller (20, 2.06 m) played - and how he played, when he set the points record (14 of 25 from the field, 6 of 13 for 3, 7 of 8 from the free throw) for a player in his first year at Alabama.
He is also responsible for the basket that forced overtime, 4.1 seconds before the end of legal time, and then also for the winning basket, 0.9 seconds before the end of overtime, in an evening that also included 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks and curses from the host fans.
"Put him in jail!"
shouted some of them.
"He's guilty!"
read others.
Miller's coach was delighted with the performance.
"He's one of the most mentally strong kids I've ever coached," Oates said.
"I'm not surprised that he came prepared and played the way he played. It could have been a distraction, but he just showed up."
Not everyone shared this elation.
Veteran college commentator Dick Vitale was stunned: "I'm shocked by the quotes coming out of Alabama College, and even more shocked that Miller played. Isn't bringing a gun to a teammate involved in a murder case serious enough?"
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In 28 games this season, Miller averaged excellent 19.5 points (46.6 percent from the field, 43.1 percent from 3, 83.3 percent from the line), 8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
According to NBADRFT, he's a candidate to be selected third overall in the upcoming NBA draft, and right now, it doesn't seem like the tough case is affecting that.
In the latest ESPN Mock Draft, Miller was ranked fourth.
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