It is good to have a high-profile, high-exposure individual in your corner.
Terrence Shannon Jr. Found Not Guilty
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I did not have Lebron tweeting about Terrance on my bingo card. Holy crap.
Also, de-facto NBA gm
LadyLoyalty
- Indian Wells, CA
Verbose nonsense attempting to justify your bias and bad takes. You should be embarrassed by your past posts that we all can see. You’re not fooling anyone. Buh-bye
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Always knew I liked Lebron for a reason lol
TSJ drafted by Lakers confirmed
AyoDos11
- Southern Illinois
Wow I was not expecting this. I wonder if LeBron has been following TSJ for a while or just heard about him with this case. Either way it's a lot of good publicity.
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Ex-Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. found not guilty of rape
Shannon said he didn't learn of the rape allegation until several weeks later, and that he had never seen the 18-year-old woman who had accused him until the case began.
LadyLoyalty
- Indian Wells, CA
Indeed, already having a positive effect.
LeBron James Expresses Support For Former Illinois Guard Terrence Shannon After Acquittal On Rape Charges
NBA superstar LeBron James is the latest to show support for former Illinois Fighting Illini guard Terrence Shannon. On Thursday, Shannon was acquitted on rape
www.si.com
What is his email, if you don't mind my asking? His coverage was excellent. I was refreshing twitter every couple of minutes, going back and forth between Loyalty and Mitch Gilfallen's tweets, then texting my Illini-loving friends all the details. I'm so glad this over, it hasn't been the most productive week! And I'm so happy for TJ, his family, and all of us who believed in him!
chiefini
- Rockford, Illinois
I don’t tweet, but if I did, this is what I’d say to TSJ today: Terrence, I think I can speak for most of Illini Nation when I say we are so glad and thankful your nightmare is over. We have been heartsick that this girl and her accusation, this despicable D.A., incompetent police, and their inept prosecution and the accompanying disgraceful, loathsome behavior of some “journalists” and too many “fans” led to so many months of stress, anguish, and grief for you and your family. We are also devastated that although you deserved it, your hard work and determination to be the best player on the court did not result in the accolades you definitely earned, especially the honors of First Team All-American and a raised banner. We are thrilled the jury believed, as we have all along, that you are innocent. We are incredibly proud of you as you have demonstrated courage, class, and grace through this whole horrible ordeal while you persevered to show the rest of the world that you are not only a superior basketball player, but truly a young man of character, as you always have been. We continue to hope and pray that the rest of your dreams, including succeeding in the NBA, come true, and you’ll receive the rewards and future that you’ll deserve. Terrence, you are a brave warrior, a true Fighting Illini, a Winner, and we in Illini Nation will forever be your fans. 
Well, if he's looking to draft Shannon, this was the wrong thing to do. Truly a name like this tweeting that really helps Shannon's draft stock. A high profile supporter gives a lot of cover for other GMs. Not saying this puts him ahead of the Lakers' 17 spot, but it sure helps.
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
Awesome to see. I am guessing that I find LeBron about as annoying as your average dude, but nobody can deny that (A) he is an amazing player, (B) he is one of the most influential basketball people alive and (C) this is incredibly good for Terrence. I really hope the world continues to see the injustice he had to go through for months that we Illini fans were so close to.Indeed, already having a positive effect.
LeBron James Expresses Support For Former Illinois Guard Terrence Shannon After Acquittal On Rape Charges
NBA superstar LeBron James is the latest to show support for former Illinois Fighting Illini guard Terrence Shannon. On Thursday, Shannon was acquitted on rape
Fighter of the Nightman
- Chicago, IL
I'm sorry, but it is straight-up inexcusable not to hang his jersey up there. Anyone with one fourth of a brain knows he would have hit the criteria if the All-American voters were not assuming his guilt, pure and simple.
This just proves what a poor news outlet ESPN really is. They let go or chased off all of their quality sports journalists. I don't get my sports news from ESPN these days anyway. They suck!
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
In the interest of both driving Internet traffic to his firm's website and not blatantly plastering his email on a site like this, I'll link to his law firm page. There is an ability to email from that page. I know someone linked to this page on the previous TSJ thread, so I feel more comfortable doing that since I did a Google search and this was the top hit on the search page.
He already replied back to me this morning thanking me for my email, appreciating our interest in the topic, and expressing his feelings about the resolution of the case.
Mitch M. Gilfillan - QUINN JOHNSTON
www.quinnjohnston.com
It would be pretty interesting. TJ isn't what LeBron was physically, but they are very similar in the way they play the game. Prime LeBron was a blur in the open court, relentless in attacking the rim, and made enough 3's to keep you honest. That's basically TJ.
TSJ also signed with Clutch Sports sooo…..
IlliniKat91
- Chicago, IL
(I'm kidding. LBJ recognizing the TSJ situation is great for publicity and to get the ward out there that he's innocent, but MJ's always going to be the GOAT)
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She needs to pay for false accusations and needs to be taught a lesson! Counter sue!
OrangeBlue98
- Des Moines, IA
It took a little bit of effort, but I was able to find a general editor email at The Athletic.
editor@theathletic.com (common sense, but it took some time to confirm it)
I provided the same link to Mitch Gilfillan's web page and his Twitter handle. One of their college basketball writers needs to do an in-depth investigation of this whole situation. Given they didn't have the courage to keep comments open on their generic "not guilty" article, they need to provide the full story to let the general public know what a joke this was.
Maybe if enough people email the editor, one of their college basketball writers not working beyond the Tony Bennett contract extension article can stay busy during the summer months.
editor@theathletic.com (common sense, but it took some time to confirm it)
I provided the same link to Mitch Gilfillan's web page and his Twitter handle. One of their college basketball writers needs to do an in-depth investigation of this whole situation. Given they didn't have the courage to keep comments open on their generic "not guilty" article, they need to provide the full story to let the general public know what a joke this was.
Maybe if enough people email the editor, one of their college basketball writers not working beyond the Tony Bennett contract extension article can stay busy during the summer months.
skyIdub
Winged Warrior
Son of a .......and I didn't have "love Lebron James" on mine.
When I went to bed last night I did not see waking up being annoyed with Luka and loving me some Lebron.
It's gonna be a weird day isn't it.
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Good take. My question is... Who is guilty? Did they prove that the alleged incident actually happened? No witnesses that I've read about. DNA prove anything?
Verbose nonsense attempting to justify your bias and bad takes. You should be embarrassed by your past posts that we all can see. You’re not fooling anyone. Buh-bye
I certainly hope that if it did actually happen, they actually try and find the real guilty party. If it didn't then, again, who is guilty?
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