Maori Davenport can play for now.

An Alabama judge granted the Rutgers women’s basketball recruit an emergency motion which will allow Davenport to play for Charles Henderson High in its Friday night game. However, it does not appear her eligibility issues has been completely resolved at this point.

The move comes after Davenport’s parents filed a lawsuit Thursday against Alabama’s governing body for high school athletics and its executive director in an effort to reinstate her playing eligibility. A news release about the judge’s ruling says Davenport is eligible to play pending a hearing in Reagan’s courtroom, according to AL.com.

The suit was filed in Pike County Circuit Court. Davenport has been ruled ineligible for the remainder of her senior season by the Alabama High School Athletic Association after cashing a stipend check she received from USA Basketball. Her plight has generated national outrage over the last week, with prominent voices from ESPN’s Jay Bilas to Kobe Bryant to Billie Jean King blasting the decision and AHSAA head Steve Savarese, who is being blamed for the situation.

Davenport, who is the nation’s No. 15-ranked player in the Class of 2019, is a senior at Charles Henderson High in Troy, Alabama. She received a check from USA Basketball for $850 after helping lead Team USA to a gold medal the FIBA Americas U18 Championship last summer in Mexico.

USA Basketball has taken complete responsibility for the mess and says it should not have sent Davenport the check before conferring with the AHSAA to see how it would effect her eligibility under its rules. When USA Basketball realized its mistake, it alerted Davenport and the state association.

Davenport quickly returned the money, but the AHSAA still ruled the senior ineligible for the remainder of her final season and has since denied two appeals. Increasing public pressure, including support from state lawmakers and call for oversight legislation, had not accomplished much prior to Friday’s decision by Pike County Circuit Judge Sonny Reagan.

“We’re aware of the litigation and in discussions to formulate an appropriate response,” AHSAA spokesman Ron Ingram told AL.com.

Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer, who ripped Alabama state high school officials last week, said she was initially quiet about the situation at the behest of Davenport’s parents, who wanted to seek a resolution through the appeals process. But now they have gone a legal route to try to break the stalemate, and the courts have ruled in their favor for the time being.

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