Overview
- Reporters encountered an enforcer by Bryce James during Thursday’s open locker room in Indianapolis, with Yahoo Sports saying he told the media there would be no interviews.
- Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wolken said the restriction came from LeBron James and Klutch Sports, not from the University of Arizona.
- Front Office Sports described a large man in Arizona gear stationed next to James to deter interviews.
- James was also kept off-limits during Friday’s locker-room access, according to Front Office Sports.
- Because he is redshirting — which preserves a season of eligibility by not playing — limiting access in an open locker room broke from usual practice and raised questions about celebrity influence over college media norms.