The lawsuit against the NCAA, citing that Bediako will suffer irreparable harm should he not be granted a final semester of eligibility, appears to already be opposed by the governing body of college sports. In a statement from the NCAA posted to X by Yahoo! insider Ross Dellenger, the organization said:

On Tuesday, former Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, looking to return to the Crimson Tide. Bediako had been playing professional basketball in the G-League after entering the 2023 NBA Draft, where he was not selected by an NBA team.

Former Univ. of Alabama C Charles Bediako has been granted a temporary restraining order to return to the team and college basketball immediately a day after suing the NCAA.

What to know about Charles Bediako's whirlwind return to Alabama basketball after he filed a lawsuit against the NCAA.

The program spends most of the day discussing the possible return of former Crimson Tide forward Charles Bediako. | Episode 611

UConn Athletic Director David Benecit is imploring the NCAA to take drastic measures in response to Alabama's addition of Charles Bediako.