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LSU's Javonte Smart to Return for SEC Tournament Amid Inquiry Into FBI Wiretap Allegations

SI.com | March 15, 2019

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LSU's Javonte Smart has been cleared to play in the Tigers' SEC tournament clash with Florida after "fully cooperating" with the joint inquiry with LSU and the NCAA, the university announced Friday.

Smart was held out of LSU's regular season finale against Vanderbilt after reports surfaced last week in a Yahoo! Sports story that the Tigers head coach Will Wade was caught on wiretap making an offer to former Adidas consultant Christian Dawkins for the freshman guard's commitment.

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