Brandon Miller speaks on the murder incident that nearly 'changed his whole career'

Brandon Miller, the second pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, recently spoke to ESPN about the shooting he was involved in in January 2023.

According to ESPN, when asked what he learned from the experience, Miller said: "The main thing I learned was to always be aware of you surround yourself by and what you surround yourself by. That could have changed my whole career in a heartbeat."

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When he heard a young woman had died, Miller said: "It wasn't a good thing to hear that fact I was there at the scene. It put me in a place that no 20-year-old would ever want to be."

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For Miller it was the wrong place at the wrong time, leading to an investigation that could have changed his basketball career forever.

Here is the story of Brandom Miller's indirect involvement in the murder of Jamea Jonae Harris.

According to a law enforcement testimony, Alabama star Brandon Miller delivered the gun involved in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris.

Detective Branden Culpepper of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit testified that Miller's former basketball teammate, 21-year-old Darius Miles, texted Miller to deliver the gun used to kill Harris.

Investigators believed another suspect was directly involved in the shooting with Miles, 20-year-old Michael Lynn Davis, who received the gun from Miles in Miller's car.

Miller was not charged in the incident, with Miller's attorney stating he did not know about Miles and Harris' heated exchange. He was not involved in the shooting and didn't block Harris to stop her from escaping.

Darius Miles and Michael Lynn Davis have been indicted on capital murder charges and remain in jail.

Alabama head coach Nate Oats said: "Brandon hasn't been in any type of trouble, nor is he in any type of trouble in this case. Wrong spot at the wrong time."

NBA chief insider Adrian Wojnarowski noted that despite the shooting incident, Miller has received high praise from all the NBA teams he has worked out with during the pre-draft process.

Miller has been recovering from mononucleosis, losing 13 pounds, and failing to play much basketball since his nightmare at March Madness.

According to 'The Lowe Post' podcast, ESPN's Jonathan Givony said: "He's not in great shape right now, So I don't know how great his workout is going to be. His interviews have not been great, I've been told. Both publicly and privately with NBA teams."

Despite the turbulent year and draft process, Miller had proved himself enough to be selected by the Charlotte Hornets as the second overall pick.

Since starting his career in the NBA Summer League with The Hornets, Miller has had a turbulent three games, producing 15 fouls in the first two games but still contributing with 16 points against the San Antonio Spurs and ten points against the Los Angeles Lakers.