Alabama basketball fans were left stunned when the news dropped that Labaron Philon would be returning to Tuscaloosa for a second season.
With only 28 minutes to the withdrawal deadline for the 2025 NBA Draft, UA’s NIL collective Yea Alabama announced that the Mobile native removed his name to come back to college, adding to a wild day for what X users call “IBOB Twitter” hours after Tahaad Pettiford said he will play his sophomore season at Auburn. Exactly a month after he declared for the draft, Philon told media on May 14 that the “door was closed” on a comeback at UA.
Those who tune in for Crimson Tide hoops had accepted the fact that Philon was a one-and-done wonder. He wouldn’t grace the court in Coleman Coliseum again, or lift a historic national championship. As of late Wednesday night, that’s fiction.
Philon said it best in an Instagram post inspired by his idol Michael Jordan,
“I’m back.”
Here were some of the top reactions from social media.
Alabama basketball fans left ‘shocked’ by return of Labaron Philon
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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