Jury says The New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player with incorrect story about shooting

An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages after determining that The New York Times defamed college basketball player Kai Spears. Spears had sued the Times because it incorrectly reported him being at the scene of a fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa. In his lawsuit, Spears claimed this inaccurate reporting caused him emotional distress and forever linked him with a murder.