LeBron James calls for suspension of Texas A&M cop over Nyck Harbor incident
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LeBron James was keeping a close eye on Texas A&M‘s battle with South Carolina on Saturday, and he was keeping an even closer eye on what that trooper from Texas’s Department of Public Safety was doing.
Late in the first half, as visiting South Carolina was rolling up a shocking big lead over the 3rd-ranked Aggies, something innocent turned into something very controversial. Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers tossed an 80-yard touchdown pass to wideout Nyck Harbor, giving South Carolina that stunning 27-3 lead that became 30-3 by halftime. When Harbor ran down the tunnel with teammates in celebration of the TD and the big lead, he accidentally bumped the trooper, who cameras caught having words with Harbor.
Texas A&M police released a statement on the incident, and so did James, who took to his social media account to voice his anger over what happened. The Los Angeles Lakers star wasn’t just unhappy, he was fuming, and he let his feelings be known about what the Texas A&M cop did.
“That A&M cop needs to be suspended!” wrote James.
James would have been glad to know that the trooper was relieved of his assignment at Kyle Field on Saturday, according to the statement by Texas A&M police.
It was a short day for the trooper who went viral for his controversial actions late in the first half, and as it turned out a long day for South Carolina, which blew a 30-3 halftime lead in a stunning 31-30 loss. That Harbor touchdown turned out to be the Gamecocks’ last TD of the day.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
