LSU basketball begins this year’s tournament in turmoil. The school has unceremoniously fired the head coach and the NCAA sent the school of its notice of allegations, primarily concerning potential payments sent to Javonte Smart to play for the team.
Smart is long gone, but the NCAA ain’t. And LSU hasn’t been in a situation like this since… 2019, when the Tigers entered the tournament with Wade suspended for…. /check notes… potential payments sent to Javonte Smart to play for the team.
2019 was LSU’s best tournament run since the Final Four team, so maybe some controversy and losing Wade isn’t that big of a deal.