<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas shooting guard J.R. Giddens was released from a hospital Friday morning, a day after being stabbed in the leg in a fight outside a bar. Police were still reviewing the case, and a prosecutor said it could be next week before any charges are filed. </div> Link(ESPN.com) I hope Giddens is alright. He looked good after his freshman year but had a disappointing sophomore year. Get well soon JR
Yeah, hope to see him have a full recovery, because this kids future is very bright, and he needs to be out on the court improving his game as much as possible.
Witnesses Say Giddens started fight <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas guard and former Oklahoma City prep star J.R. Giddens was the primary instigator of the fight outside a bar that led to his stabbing, witnesses told The Kansas City Star in Friday's edition. Giddens, a 20-year-old sophomore who averaged 10.1 points last season, is expected to be on crutches for at least six weeks after the artery in his right calf was severed during the fight. Coach Bill Self has not said if Giddens will be disciplined by the university, and deferred comment until after the investigation. So far, no charges have been filed. The fight happened around 2 a.m. May 19 outside the Moon Bar, about a mile from the campus in Lawrence. Four witnesses, including two other stabbing victims, said Giddens and at least 10 other men attacked Jeremiah Creswell as he stood outside the bar. Creswell, 24, of Olathe, Kan., admitted being intoxicated and told the Star that Giddens had confronted him inside, asking if he "had a problem," and continued the confrontation outside. Witnesses said Creswell was beaten with fists, bricks and bottles, and kicked. He used a 4-inch folding knife to stab some of the attackers. "I was scared I was going to die," Creswell said. Two witnesses said Giddens' teammate, C.J. Giles, was also part of the group that attacked Creswell, though he has denied involvement. And former Kansas player Bryant Nash told the Star that he punched Creswell. Giddens denied provoking the fight. "I know what you've heard, but that's not true," Giddens told the newspaper. "All those people can say what they want to say. I'm sure the story will come out one-sided. That's fine. It still doesn't mean it's true." Creswell said he went to the bar with a woman who knows owner Ron Ruiz, who was celebrating his birthday with a number of Kansas basketball and football players. Creswell said that around closing time Giddens approached him near a pool table.</div> Rest of Article
The article I read said Giddens was the primary instigator of the fight, and that he was the first to attack the victim, several others joined in while the victim defended himself with the knife.
