This under-the-radar issue could haunt Alabama in Iron Bowl basketball with or without Charles Bediako
![Alabama guard Labaron Philon (0) and Florida guard Boogie Fland (0) fight for the ball during the first half of an NCAA Mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Sunday, February 1, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2634,h_1481,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_540,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F187%2F01kgkcfsz58zmxs3gpep.jpg "Alabama guard Labaron Philon (0) and Florida guard Boogie Fland (0) fight for the ball during the first half of an NCAA Mens basketball game at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Sunday, February 1, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
![[Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2690,h_1513,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F187%2F01kgfh62pyg1sjh2rffq.jpg "[Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
