Alabama’s Brandon Miller changes Twitter banner following backlash from controversial pregame ritual

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After Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball coach Nate Oats vowed that Brandon Miller wouldn’t do his controversial pat-down ritual again, it appears the freshman standout has made some changes to his social media account. 

Miller’s previous Twitter banner showed his pregame ritual, which is to walk in during introductions and get a pat-down by a teammate. Since it came out that he was linked to a shooting near campus involving former teammate Darius Miles and 20-year-old Michael "Buzz" Davis, that pregame ritual isn’t sitting well with the public. 

Miller has now changed his Twitter bio to a cartoon drawing of himself wearing an Alabama jersey that says "BLESSED" on the front. 

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Brandon Miller of the Crimson Tide is patted down by a teammate during player introductions before the Kentucky Wildcats game at Coleman Coliseum on Jan. 7, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images)

Fox News Digital sent Alabama several emails, including one inquiring about the timing of the change to Miller's social media account and if he was asked by the school to make the change, but received no response.

Police identified Miller, 20, as the one who transported the gun belonging to Miles that was used in the January killing of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. 

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Miller’s attorney, Jim Standridge, noted his client was unaware at the time that he was in possession of the handgun, which has cleared the way for Alabama to allow him to continue playing. Standridge released a