Social media reacts to reported FBI wiretaps of Arizona’s Sean Miller

A report from ESPN's Mark Schlabach revealed that Arizona head coach Sean Miller had conversations regarding potential payments to secure Deandre Ayton.

BY ZACH ALVIRA

Feb 23, 2018, 9:59 PM Updated: Feb 24, 2018, 1:55 pm

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Arizona head coach Sean Miller looks on during first half action of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

(AP Photo/Ralph Freso)

Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller is under fire after a report from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach revealed that he had conversations regarding potential payments to secure a commitment from freshman Deandre Ayton.

According to Schlabach’s sources, the conversations were heard between Miller and Christian Dawkins, the key figure in the FBI’s investigation into college basketball corruption.

The wiretaps revealed that Miller had directed Dawkins to facilitate any agreements involving money for Ayton with Emanuel “Book” Richardson, who was an assistant under Miller at the time and was arrested in September as part of the investigation.

The news of Miller’s involvement comes just one day after junior guard Allonzo Trier was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after testing positive for a banned substance.

With the Arizona basketball program at center stage for all of the wrong reasons, those who feel closer to the situation reacted to the news on Twitter.

But Book got the cuffs…

— Andre Iguodala (@andre) February 24, 2018

@APlayersProgram BearDown it’s time to clean house and bring home our own bloodlines to carry on Lutes Legacy. We have too much pride, too much tradition to allow outsiders to tear down what we built.

— Jason Terry (@jasonterry31) February 24, 2018

But we covered pic.twitter.com/hsTIAUc2D9

— Tom Tolbert (@byronjr23) February 24, 2018

If NCAA paid players …..

— Mustafa Shakur (@StafShakur) February 24, 2018

Imagine how he’s sweating now https://t.co/ndMo16Q5us

— Matt Scott (@KUTheShiver) February 24, 2018

Lol don’t want to be involved with that 🤐🤐🤐🤐✌🏽

— Shareef O’Neal (@SSJreef) February 24, 2018

#BearDown regardless

— Mark RareForm Lyons (@OnlyMoog) February 24, 2018

Of course, other experts and fans of college basketball weighed in on the situation as well.

If Sean Miller is found to have violated NCAA rules, not only would he lose his job, but, per his contract, he’d have to pay Arizona up to $300,000 in damages related to the case.

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 24, 2018

Shoot. I hope this doesn't mean UA will have to take down all of Miller's Final 4 banners https://t.co/mjCAWBvGog

— Jarrett Carlen (@JarrettGC) February 24, 2018

When I woke up & saw Arizona wasn’t a part of that scandal and then I saw the Sean Miller news pic.twitter.com/KikC9GjgWw

— ML (@TheLawson_1) February 24, 2018