Basketball World Reacts To Jay Bilas' Honest Brandon Miller, Alabama Take

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The Brandon Miller situation in Alabama has drawn heavy criticism from around the sports world — but not from college basketball analyst Jay Bilas.

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During a recent appearance on PTI, Bilas said the Crimson Tide program has handled the situation "about as well as you can."

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"Brandon Miller has rights. The authorities have told Alabama that he's a witness, not a suspect," Bilas said.

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"There is no indication that he has violated any law. They know him better than we do. If they didn't take action five weeks ago when this horrible tragedy happened, I don't see any reason to do it now."

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“If he were held out of competition now, that would be Alabama saying, ‘Our reputation as a university and what people say about us is more important than our player,'" he added.

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The basketball world took to Twitter to react to this take from Bilas.

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"Jay Bilas makes a compelling argument that changes my view on this situation, but does not change my mind about the inept and feckless NCAA," one fan wrote.

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"Bilas saying what I've been thinking," another said. "A woman would be alive if Brandon Miller didn’t deliver a gun to a scene of a crime," another added.

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On Wednesday, police testimony revealed that Darius Miles allegedly texted Miller to bring the gun to the scene of the crime where it was used to kill 23-year-old woman Jamea Harris.

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Miller took the court for the Crimson Tide the very same night, dropping 41 points in an overtime win over South Carolina.

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