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Michigan Basketball: What to make of the Zavier Simpson incident

Plenty of conjecture has surrounded the suspension of Michigan basketball‘s senior guard Zavier Simpson. Many have misconstrued the information publicly available – going as far as chanting DUI at an event – which is likely due to the disinterest of the intricate details of the situation.

This isn’t a murder, nor is it any other violent or heinous crime. It was, at least from the information on hand, a traffic accident.

Here are the details.

According to the many reports from both MLive and The Athletic, Zavier Simpson was involved in an accident; wherein, he struck some sort of public utility pole in the early morning hours (sometime before four AM) with a vehicle belonging to Athletic Director Warde Manuel.