Everything just got worse again for Illinois Basketball. The News-Gazette reports that Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz is seeking to revoke Jamar Smith’s probation. Evidently there was an incident at Fubar, on Green Street, Friday night. Allegedly, Smith was part of that incident.
A warrant for his arrest was issued on Tuesday morning.
It’s possible that Smith was not drinking, and it’s possible that the terms of Smith’s probation forbid him from entering licensed premises whether he drinks or not. The probation stems from Smith’s felony DUI, on my birthday, last year.
If a judge agrees that Smith was in violation of his probation, you’ve seen the last of Jamar Smith. Bruce Weber and Wayne McClain will continue to lose sleep, and I will continue to wonder why top athletes drink alcohol during intensive training periods.