Why Michigan's Zavier Simpson Was Suspended

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Michigan's stand out point guard recently missed a game after being suspended by the team, now we know what really happened...

Zavier Simpson’s one-game suspension last month happened because he wrecked a car that belongs to athletic director Warde Manuel’s wife, according to a police report obtained by The Ann Arbor News/MLive.

Simpson also lied to officers about his name and whether he was driving when the vehicle crashed into a utility pole in Ann Arbor hours after Michigan’s loss to Illinois last month.

He initially told officers his name was Jeff Jackson Simpson and that he was walking down South Forest Avenue when he noticed the crashed vehicle.

When officers recognized him as the point guard for the Wolverines, they asked him why he lied about his name. Simpson told officers he didn’t want to be involved in the crash report.

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard announced Friday, Jan. 31 that Simpson had been reinstated.

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Why Michigan’s Zavier Simpson Was Suspended

Michigan’s stand out point guard recently missed a game after being suspended by the team, now we know what really happened… Zavier Simpson’s one-game suspension last month happened because he…

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