Overview
- Judge James H. Roberts Jr. issued a temporary restraining order declaring Bediako immediately eligible for all Alabama team activities.
- The ruling bars the NCAA from threatening or imposing penalties on Bediako, the program, coaches or players during the order’s duration.
- The short-term order runs about 10 days, with a preliminary-injunction hearing reported for Jan. 27, and he could play as early as Saturday against Tennessee.
- The NCAA opposes reinstatement, citing his three NBA-related contracts including a two-way deal, and urged Congress to strengthen its authority to enforce eligibility rules.
- Alabama says it supports Bediako’s effort to be reinstated as he completes his degree; he has played in the G League but has not appeared in an NBA regular-season game.