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According to a Lawrence Police accident report, Kansas University basketball player Markieff Morris was involved in a two-vehicle accident last month while driving a Chevrolet Tahoe registered to former KU basketball player Scot Pollard. Both Pollard and KU associate athletic director Jim Marchiony said Wednesday that Pollard in fact did not own the vehicle driven by Morris.

"It was not Scot Pollard's car. It used to be Scot's car. Tyshawn Taylor bought it from him," Marchiony said.

"He (Taylor) lent it to Markieff. Compliance has documented the sale. The car belongs to Tyshawn. Compliance approved it. Everything is legal. It is not a compliance issue," Marchiony added.

Pollard said he sold the car to Taylor before the start of first semester classes last summer.

"I sold the car to the kid. It was in August before school started," Pollard said. "He paid me the money. I gave him the title. It was signed. I heard about the wreck today. I don't know what happened to the car after he bought it."

The accident occurred at 1:14 a.m. September 13 near the intersection of Tennessee and 17th streets. Morris was driving southbound on Tennessee when he struck a Pontiac Grand Am while changing lanes.

No one was reported injured. Alcohol did not play a role in the accident.

The accident report listed the 1997 Tahoe as registered to Pollard, who recently moved back to Lawrence after a decade playing in the NBA.

• Gary Bedore and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.