AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has dismissed guard Shaq Johnson from the basketball team for violating unspecified team rules.
Coach Tony Barbee announced the sophomore’s dismissal on Thursday. Barbee says he is “very disappointed in Shaq’s choices and actions, and they won’t be tolerated.”
He says the dismissal “is in the best interest of both the program and the student-athlete.”
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