Column: Alabama hoops star goes to court to get on the court

Maori Davenport had to go to court just to get back on the court.

How ridiculous it's come to that for the Alabama high school basketball star.

Thankfully, a cruel and unjust ruling by the state's governing body was put on hold Friday by a local judge, just hours before Davenport's Charles Henderson High School took the court for a game against Carroll.

It was just a temporary victory, but at least it allowed Davenport to play for the first time since November.

We can only hope the judge sides with Davenport again when he hears the facts of the case, though when that will happen is unclear.