Montee Ball Assaulted

ESPN reporting that Wisconsin RB Montee Ball was assaulted early this morning by 5 individuals.

" Wisconsin senior running back Montee Ball was the victim of what police are calling an "unprovoked assault" early Wednesday in Madison, Wis.

Ball suffered head injuries after being attacked by five men near Wisconsin's campus around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday. Witnesses told police the men knocked Ball to the ground and began kicking him. Ball, a 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist, was taken to a hospital and released later Wednesday morning.

A source told ESPN's Joe Schad that Ball also had his phone stolen in the attack. It is not known if he can practice Monday when camp opens.

"My concern right now is for Montee's health and well-being," Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema said in a prepared statement. "Montee has been released from the hospital and is under the care and supervision of our sports medicine staff. We will continue to evaluate him as we approach the start of fall camp this weekend. I do expect Montee to make a full recovery."

According to an incident report, Ball didn't appear to know his attackers. The incident is listed only as a battery and is being investigated as an unprovoked assault. "

Wisconsin Badgers RB Montee Ball victim of 'unprovoked attack' - ESPN

So Montee Ball, star player on the Badgers and Heisman trophy candidate, is just walking down the street minutes from the Wisconsin campus, minding his business, and out of nowhere, 5 guys jack him up for no reason?

Anybody buying this? This smells like a Maurice Clarett type scenario.

I would not compare Ball to Clarett... Not saying Ball wasn’t misbehaving but a MoC comparison might be going a little too far.

More like the tiger woods initial car accident in my opinion.

anything ever come of this