When Mark Sears did not start the second half of Alabama‘s game against LSU on Saturday, a few eyebrows were raised. They went even higher when Sears wound up not playing a minute to close out the game,

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats praised Mark Sears' response after he was benched against LSU, but did not say whether he would start at Mississippi State.

Mark Sears' mother, Lameka, cleared the air after sending Alabama basketball fans in a spiral with comments made on social media following LSU.