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Lakers' LeBron James shrugs off reported tension with Jeanie Buss: 'It don't bother me'
The Los Angeles Lakers have dropped six of their past 10 games and criticism of the team ramped up Thursday after the Los Angeles Clippers knocked off their crosstown rival.
After the team’s latest loss, LeBron James addressed the ESPN report that detailed Lakers governor Jeanie Buss’ apparent frustrations with the four-time NBA champion. According to the report, internal Buss family disputes led to the majority stake of the franchise being sold to Mark Walter last year.
James pushed back against any suggestion that he had been at odds with Buss.
"Quite frankly, I don’t really get involved in that or the reports or whatever the case may be," James said Thursday.
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In addition to the alleged Buss family drama, the report floated multiple possible rifts between James and Buss, including the minority owner’s apparent belief that the four-time league MVP received excessive credit for the Lakers’ 2020 NBA title. Buss was also reportedly disappointed in James’ reaction after the Lakers selected his son, Bronny James, in the 2024 NBA Draft.
James' level of involvement in decisions about Russell Westbrook was also mentioned in the report.
Buss addressed the report, saying in a statement, "It’s really not right, given all the great things LeBron has done for the Lakers, that he has to be pulled into my family drama," she said Thursday. "To say that it wasn’t appreciated is just not true and completely unfair to him."
James said he joined the Lakers eight years ago to return the franchise to its former glory.
"At the end of the day, when I came to this organization, my whole mindset was about restoring excellence," James said. "The things that I seen growing up with the Lakers — obviously, I didn’t get an opportunity to watch Showtime, but I know the history.
"Then the early 2000s with Shaq [O’Neal] and [Kobe Bryant], and then what Kob did and those couple runs with him and Pau [Gasol]. So, my whole mindset was like, ‘How can I get that feeling back to the Lakers organization?’
"And then I was able to do that along with, you know, 14, 16 other guys winning the championship, bringing the championship here."
James also made it clear what he cares about.
"Quite frankly, I don't really care about articles. I don't care about stories. I don't care about podcasts and all that type of s---. It don't bother me. I'm 41 years old, and I watch golf every day. I don't care about an article.
"I don't care how somebody feel about me. If you know me personally, then you know what I'm about. These guys know what I'm about, and that's all that matters. I could care less how someone feel about me."
James said it's typical for him to not be in close communication with Buss but asserted the pair have remained on the same page.
"I don’t understand. It’s not like me and Jeanie be on the phone talking, guys. I never heard a report about that. Don’t make something out of it that it’s not. It’s always been mutual. It’s always been respect. It’s always been a great partnership."
James exercised the player option in his contract last offseason. It is unclear whether his run with the Lakers will conclude this upcoming summer, when he is scheduled to enter free agency after the 2025-26 season.
The Lakers resume action on Saturday when they take on the Mavericks in Dallas.
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Anonymous letter to California GOP chapter calls for war on ICE, urges agents be sent 'home in a body bag'
A letter delivered to a Republican Party chapter in Northern California called for an all-out war against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, including the use of homemade explosives to send them "home in a body bag."
The 12-page letter, titled "A Real American Response to Foreign Terrorist Invasions," was sent to the Sonoma County Republican Party. The lengthy document mocks ICE agents for "living out their ‘Call of Duty’ fantasy army roles, only with real assault weapons."
No name or return address was listed, and there was no mention of Sonoma County in the document, the local GOP said.
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"NOTE: No official of any party had anything to do with the composing or distributing of this document; it is strictly a private ‘patriotic effort,’ like Donald Trump’s January 6th Washington, D.C., insurgents," the letter states on page seven.
The letter’s opening line mentions the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month. The Department of Homeland Security said Good was trying to ram her vehicle into an ICE agent when he opened fire in self-defense.
"It is clear that every private citizen’s life, immigrant or not, is at risk of annihilation by these low-IQ, trigger-happy domestic terrorists, with no restraints from their commanders in the field. NO ONE IS SAFE NOW," the letter states.
The sender also accused ICE of inflicting a "real foreign invasion–style war" on unarmed men, women and children.
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"They now need to feel real war, just as any foreign invading army would," the letter said, condemning Republican congressional lawmakers for backing the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
The letter then went on to urge violence against ICE personnel.
"Since ICE-DHS make so light of our innocent citizens’ lives, then it is time to show ICE how light and worthless their lives are," the letter said, calling those who support the agents "fair game."
"ICE agents and their backers need to become the targets," the letter continued. "IED’d, run over with vehicles, shot at by snipers, sprayed with toxic chemicals."
Several Trump administration officials are also mentioned, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who has been sharply critical of ICE and the Trump administration's crackdown on criminal illegal immigrants.
Pages two and three give detailed instructions on how to make a chemical improvised explosive device (IED) in a section of the letter titled, "Carrying the War Back to the ICE Invader Murderers and Protecting Our Personnel."
The anonymous person or group responsible for the letter included several images of ICE agents carrying out their duties.
"A shrapnel device guaranteed to shred the legs, genitals, face, eyeballs, and hands of murdering ICE agents and their bosses," one note said.
The Sonoma County GOP reported the letter to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department, which has not responded to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Earlier this month, DHS said ICE is facing a 1,300% increase in assaults and an 8,000% increase in death threats toward its agents.
Thousands march through Minneapolis, swarm Target Center demanding ICE removal from Minnesota
Anti-ICE agitators, including activists and clergy, swarmed outside the entrance of the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis Friday, rallying to halt federal immigration enforcement in the blue city after the "ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom" march.
Thousands of people marched Friday from The Commons in downtown Minneapolis to the arena.
Tensions flared in the city after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent Jan. 7, and organizers called for no work, no school and no shopping Friday.
People taking part in the march picketed with signs that said, "Silence is more dangerous than frostbite," "This was a terrible idea, Napoleon Bovino" and "Justice for Renee Good."
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Others, in the frigid 20-below-zero temperatures, chanted, "Stand up, fight back," "What do we want? ICE out! When do we want it? Now!" and "The people united will never be defeated."
Nearby skywalks were packed with onlookers waving at the marchers.
Once inside the arena, footage captured a less impressive group of demonstrators coordinating the wave with signs and sitting in stadium seats, seemingly warming up from the bitter conditions outside.
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While the demonstration appeared peaceful, reporters on site noted a security checkpoint was set up in front of the arena with a metal detector.
Elizabeth Shaffer, who represents Ward 7 on the Minneapolis City Council, took to social media to applaud the turnout.
"Thousands showed up today to peacefully march in downtown Minneapolis and rally at the Target Center to demand: ICE out of Minnesota now!" Shaffer wrote in an X post.
She shared a photo from inside the arena, which appeared to show mostly empty seats behind a Jumbotron that said "ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
FBI Director Kash Patel hails transfer of Most Wanted fugitive Alejandro Rosales Castillo after Mexico arrest
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that a fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list accused of a brutal 2016 murder has been transferred to Charlotte, North Carolina, to face justice, marking a historic day for law enforcement as two fugitives from the list were returned to U.S. custody within hours.
Alejandro "Alex" Rosales Castillo was arrested in Mexico last week for the murder of his former coworker, 23-year-old Truc Quan "Sandy" Ly Le, and had been on the run for nearly a decade, Patel said at a press conference in Charlotte Friday afternoon.
The FBI coordinated with Mexican authorities to transfer Castillo to law enforcement custody in Charlotte.
Patel made the announcement just hours after landing in Los Angeles to transfer another Ten Most Wanted fugitive, former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.
"We've had so many more great successes because of the leadership and the dedication and commitment and the resources given to law enforcement by President Trump and this administration," Patel said at the news conference.
"It is truly a historic moment when you can deliver not one, but two of the FBI's most wanted fugitives in one single day. I don't believe that's ever happened before, and I'm not sure if it'll ever happen again."
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Ly Le’s body was discovered in a wooded area of Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in August 2016.
Her vehicle was later found abandoned at a bus station in Phoenix, Arizona, and video showed Castillo crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from Nogales, Arizona, the following day, according to Patel.
A federal arrest warrant was issued in February 2017.
Castillo was added to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list Oct. 24, 2017, according to the FBI.
"Sandy Ly Lee was a first generation college graduate who had her whole life ahead of her," Patel posted to X. "Her family will never get their daughter back — but I hope today can help further the healing process and bring them peace in knowing that her alleged killer will face justice. It’s a huge day for law and order in America.
"Harm American citizens, and justice will find you."
During the press conference, Patel also urged the public to show support for law enforcement officers.
"The one thing I ask of you guys in your communities is thank these folks here," Patel said. "They do the work day in and day out, and they barely get credit for it.
"We will always be behind law enforcement because you protect our children, you safeguard our communities."
Mamdani tells Trump administration anti-Israel activist should 'remain in New York City' amid deportation case
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil should "remain in New York City" as the Trump administration works to deport him.
"Mahmoud Khalil is a New Yorker," Mamdani said during a news conference.
"He should remain in New York City," he added. "We have seen this attack on him is part of a larger attack on the freedom of speech that is especially pronounced when it comes to the use of that speech to stand up for Palestinian human rights.
"And I will make that clear to everyone — and I have said it time and again — that he deserves to stay in the city. He deserves to be in the city, just like any other New Yorker."
On Jan. 15, a federal appeals court ruled a lower court judge lacked authority in ordering the release of Khalil, siding with the Trump administration.
In the 2-1 decision, the three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz of New Jersey lacked "subject-matter jurisdiction" under federal immigration law to stop the Trump administration’s effort to remove Khalil.
In March, Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student from Syria, was arrested at Columbia over his anti-Israel activism on campus, and an immigration judge ruled he could be removed from the country based on a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that said his campus protests were not aligned with U.S. foreign policy interests.
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He was ordered to be released from the government’s detention June 20 after he was arrested at his New York City apartment by special agents from Homeland Security Investigations in early March.
The New York Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Khalil, told Fox News Digital in a comment that "Mahmoud cannot be legally detained or deported now because his appeals process has not concluded."
The team added, "But it’s no surprise to hear the government reiterate what has always been its ultimate goal — to impose the extreme punishment of deportation on Mahmoud for his pro-Palestinian speech. The government's statements only reinforce its disdain for the First Amendment rights of people engaged in lawful protest and make clear why federal court intervention is so vitally important."
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital Khalil "was given the privilege of coming to America to study on a student visa he obtained by fraud and misrepresentation."
"As we have always maintained, the executive branch has the lawful authority to take actions that will protect the public and to ensure the integrity of our immigration system," Jackson added.
"Khalil obtained his visa by willfully and intentionally failing to accurately report information relevant to his background. Those who lie to the government to obtain entry into the United States will face justice."
Khalil is a lawful permanent resident whose wife and child are both American.
Fox News' Brie Stimson and Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.
German soccer executive calls for World Cup boycott to protest Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member has advocated for the consideration of the nation boycotting the upcoming FIFA World Cup in response to recent actions by President Donald Trump.
Oke Göttlich, president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview Friday "the time has come" to "seriously consider and discuss this."
Göttlich compared the situation to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which was boycotted by several nations led by the U.S. in response to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
"What were the justifications for the boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1980s? By my reckoning, the potential threat is greater now than it was then. We need to have this discussion," Göttlich said.
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Göttlich went on to reference the political conversations about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and called out FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is considered a close ally of Trump.
"Qatar was too political for everyone, and now we’re completely apolitical? That’s something that really, really, really bothers me," Göttlich added.
"As organizations and society, we’re forgetting how to set taboos and boundaries and how to defend values. Taboos are an essential part of our stance. Is a taboo crossed when someone threatens? Is a taboo crossed when someone attacks? When people die? I would like to know from Donald Trump when he has reached his taboo, and I would like to know from Bernd Neuendorf and Gianni Infantino."
Göttlich also dismissed the suggestion a boycott would hurt St. Pauli’s national team players, Australia’s Jackson Irvine and Connor Metcalfe, and Japan’s Joel Chima Fujita.
"The life of a professional player is not worth more than the lives of countless people in various regions who are being directly or indirectly attacked or threatened by the World Cup host," he said.
France's sports minister addressed questions about whether the country would consider boycotting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in response to the recent "framework" deal the U.S. reached for control of part of Greenland.
French Minister of Sports, Youth and Community Life Marina Ferrari told reporters this week the country has "no desire" to skip the World Cup, which takes place in North America this year.
"As it stands now, there is no desire from the ministry for a boycott of this great competition," Ferrari said. "Now, I will not anticipate what could happen, but I have also heard voices raised from certain political blocs. I am one who believes in keeping sport separate [from politics]. The World Cup is an extremely important moment for those who love sport."
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Far-left French politician Éric Coquerel has called for the U.S. to be stripped of World Cup hosting rights and has suggested a boycott by France.
"Seriously, one imagines going to play the World Cup in a country who attacks its ‘neighbours,’ threatens to invade Greenland and rides roughshod over international law?" Coquerel told reporters.
Trump announced on Truth Social Wednesday that the framework for a deal has been reached for the U.S. to gain control of parts of Greenland.
"Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region," he wrote.
"This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations," Trump wrote in the post. "Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland."
Despite similar calls for sanctions in response to Trump's foreign policy, the U.S. has not been penalized by any major sports bodies for its recent intervention in Venezuela either.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has responded to calls to exclude the U.S. and its athletes from the upcoming Winter Olympics over the intervention in Venezuela. The committee ruled out any penalty on the U.S.
"As a global organization, the IOC has to manage a complex reality. The IOC has to deal with the current political context and the latest developments in the world," the IOC said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"The ability to bring athletes together, no matter where they come from, is fundamental to the future of values-based, truly global sport, which can give hope to the world. For this reason, the IOC cannot involve itself directly in political matters or conflicts between countries, as these fall outside our remit. This is the realm of politics."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Mamdani clarifies NYC won't check immigration status for universal childcare enrollees
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani clarified Friday that the city wouldn’t check the immigration status of children enrolling in his administration’s universal pre-K and 3-K programs.
"Just to put it very clearly, these are programs for every single New Yorker," Mamdani, who took office at the beginning of the year, said in a media roundtable discussion. "These are not programs that are going to ask the immigration status of any one of the children.
"All of those children are New Yorkers. They should all be enrolled in 3-K and pre-K, no matter where they were born or where they come from. And we are also proud to be a sanctuary city."
He said that means ICE agents are denied access to schools, hospitals and city properties "unless those ICE agents can present a judicial warrant signed by a judge. We know that the vast majority of the time, ICE agents are not presenting that kind of documentation. If they’re presenting any kind of documentation, it tends to be an administrative warrant. And, a lot of times, there isn’t any kind of documentation provided."
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The mayor said earlier that the program is open to any New Yorkers who have children turning 3 or 4 anytime in 2026, adding the program could save New Yorkers tens of thousands of dollars a year "by providing them with free childcare."
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Mamdani added, "So, we want to make clear the rights of every New Yorker, that they have in this city. This program is being made available to all, and the fact that we are proud of our values, we are proud of our laws. They keep us safe, and they are also part and parcel of who we are."
Mamdani made the statement after a reporter asked what the city would do to keep families safe from ICE agents.
The plan to expand free and affordable childcare in New York was unveiled by Mamdani this month in partnership with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Federal officials demand New York school district bring back Thunderbirds mascot after civil rights probe
Federal officials are pressing a Long Island school district to readopt its Native American-inspired team name that the school previously changed to comply with a state ban.
The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that the Connetquot Central School District violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it changed its mascot from the Thunderbirds to the T-Birds, according to the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
The New York State Education Department and Board of Regents passed a ban on Native American names, mascots and logos in public schools in 2023. Schools that refused to rename their teams by the end of the 2024-25 school year were told they could face penalties, including the withholding of state aid.
Like several other schools in the state, the Connetquot Central School District agreed to change its team name last year to comply with the state regulations.
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The U.S. Education Department said it has offered the district an agreement to resolve the matter and change the name back.
"We will not allow ideologues to decide that some mascots based on national origin are acceptable while others are banned. Equal treatment under the law is non-negotiable," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kimberly Richey said in a statement.
Richey said the office has offered the district a resolution agreement requiring it to restore the Thunderbirds team name.
"We expect the district to do the right thing and comply with our resolution agreement to voluntarily resolve its civil rights violation and restore the Thunderbirds’ rightful name. The Trump administration will not relent in ensuring that every community is treated equally under the law," she said.
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A spokesperson for the Connetquot Central School District told Fox News Digital it was reviewing the report.
An investigation last year by the Department of Education found New York state’s ban on Native American mascots and logos violated federal civil rights law.
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon threatened to pull federal funding from the state if it did not reverse its ban on those symbols.
"The Trump administration will not stand idly by as state leaders attempt to eliminate the history and culture of Native American tribes," McMahon said in May.
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The investigation stemmed from a complaint filed in April by the Native American Guardians Association (NAGA), which claimed state agencies forced the Massapequa School District, home of the Chiefs, to retire its mascot.
The advocacy group argued the 2023 ban is discriminatory and violates the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law.
It is preparing to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court after a lower court dismissal last November.
"The ‘Native Name Ban’ laws are both offensive and plainly unconstitutional," NAGA counsel Chap Petersen said in a statement. "Their very existence is an embarrassment to all Americans, as well as the Native community."
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj and Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
Carville says Crockett's rhetoric offends people with 'any sense of humanity,' will not be viable candidate
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville argued Thursday that Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not a viable candidate, suggesting that some of her controversial statements will come back to bite her in elections.
"Politics War Room" podcast co-host Carville has been outspoken for years about how the Democratic Party’s tone on various issues has lost them elections. Previously, he criticized Crockett by arguing she talks more about herself than she does about voters, something he considers to be breaking a cardinal rule in politics.
On an episode of their podcast published Thursday, co-host Al Hunt read a question from a listener asking why Carville thinks Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is a better candidate than Crockett for the Texas Senate race.
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"Crockett has said that Hispanics who voted for Trump have a slave mentality. That's not very smart. That will bite you in the a-- in a general election," Carville said.
Crockett compared Hispanic Trump supporters concerned about illegal immigration to people who have a "slave mentality" in a 2024 interview with Vanity Fair. In December, Crockett attempted to walk these comments back during an interview on CNN.
He went on to say, in the interests of "anybody that has any sense of humanity," that "she made fun of Greg Abbott — who is a comical figure — but not because he's a comical figure and an intellectual dope, but because he was actually in a wheelchair. That's not right."
"That's just trying to do some online fundraising with some Seattle fanatic progressives," he argued of her controversial comment.
Crockett had referred to wheelchair-bound Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as "Governor Hot Wheels," which earned her bipartisan backlash. She said afterward she was merely "thinking about the planes, trains and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable."
Carville went on to argue that not only is Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico more viable, he would probably vote for the same progressive agenda.
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"I'm for Jim Talarico for, you know, I think Jim's a great guy and all of that, but, basically, I would be for anybody that I thought had the best chance of winning," Carville said. "And it's clear to me that Jim would have a much, much better chance of winning the general election than Jasmine Crockett.
"I don't think Jasmine’s a bad person. And, by the way, I don't think there's much difference in how they would vote. I don't think you get much different product, but if you don't win, you hadn't done s---.
"So, if you want to win the election, if that's important to you, as it is to me, then you got to be for Jim Talarico," Carville said. "It's that simple."
Fox News Digital has reached out to Rep. Crockett for comment.
PGA Tour star Justin Thomas rips NCAA for current state of college sports
Two-time major champion Justin Thomas is sick and tired of what is going on in college sports right now.
Thomas, 32, lambasted the decisions that the NCAA has made, saying that they have ruined college sports.
"I’m so frustrated by what’s going on in @NCAA right now," Thomas wrote in a post on X. "The decisions they’ve made have seemed to ruin college sports and everything they’ve always stood for. Above my pay grade, but at what point do schools and coaches say enough is enough? Hope it all gets fixed ASAP."
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It is unclear if there is a specific situation that Thomas is alluding to or if he is just frustrated with the current state of college athletics. However, Thomas’ post does come as his alma mater, the University of Alabama, finds itself in a controversy.
The Alabama men’s basketball team recently added former standout Charles Bediako to the roster, after he declared for the NBA Draft in 2023. Bediako played at Alabama for two seasons, and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in his first season and to the SEC All-Defensive Team in his second season.
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After two seasons, he entered the NBA Draft, forgoing his remaining eligibility. He went undrafted and signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs. The 23-year-old never played in the NBA, but did play for their G League affiliate. Over the next two seasons, he played for the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons’ G League affiliates.
Bediako tried to rejoin Alabama, citing that he had eligibility remaining, but was denied by the school. After being denied by the school, Bediako sued the NCAA for denying his request but was granted a temporary restraining order that allows him to play for 10 days.
The TRO was granted by a Tuscaloosa (Alabama) Circuit Court judge, which allowed Bediako to join Alabama on Wednesday. The school has not said whether Bediako will join the roster.
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