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

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

Miller, 20, was identified this week in police testimony as the one who transported the gun belonging to ex-teammate Darius Miles that was used in the January killing of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris. 

Brandon Miller listens to head coach Nate Oats of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the South Carolina Gamecocks game on Feb. 22, 2023, at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. (David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Miller’s attorney has said that he 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 for the Crimson Tide.

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In his first game back since being named in police testimony, Miller scored a career-high of 41 points in Alabama’s overtime victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night. In his first home game on Saturday, Miller received a standing ovation. 

But the freshman star created controversy elsewhere when he continued a pregame ritual of getting patted down by a teammate after being announced for the starting lineup. 

Oats, who has defended the university’s decision to allow Miller to continue playing, addressed the issue after the game and said it was something that has previously been done throughout the season, but that it won’t continue in light of the shooting. 

Brandon Miller of the Crimson