Alabama basketball walk-on Kai Spears sues New York Times over March story

Alabama basketball walk-on guard Kai Spears is suing the New York Times for a story that said he was in Brandon Miller's car during the fatal shooting on the Tuscaloosa Strip on Jan. 15, according to a lawsuit obtained by The Tuscaloosa News. Spears is seeking $75,000, not counting interest and court costs. Spears’ attorneys, Matt Glover and Stephen P. New, are making the argument on the basis of defamation/libel and false light invasion of privacy. The lawsuit was filed in district court in the northern district of Alabama. "We...