Misfits substitute and Misfits Academy starting jungler Leon “Lamabear” Krüger has been suspended for four months following a revelation of his poor behavior in ranked games.

In the competitive ruling by Riot Games, they have stated that Lamabear's initial behavior check included a warning about his in-game behaviour, but that he "has since continued to exhibit ongoing misconduct unbecoming of a professional player." The repeat offenses were enough to warrant a ban that is longer than the minimum possible one issued per the Global Penalty Index, as he has violated multiple, rules multiple times, Riot said.

Misfits has responded with two statements, one from the organization and one from the General Manager. The former indicates the organization's acceptance of the ban and their willingness to continue to work with Lamabear in the future after the ban ends. The latter statement provides information on Lamabear's replacement on Misfits Academy, who will be ex-Origen Academy jungler Kadircan "Kadir" Mumcuoğlu.

due to @Lamabearlol's competitive suspension we will be playing with @xKadirlol in the EU Challenger Series. — Alicus (@AlicusOfficial) January 27, 2017

Misfits originally participated in the Challenger Series, and qualified for the EU LCS Spring Split this year. After securing qualification, the team then pursued a challenger spot under the name of "Misfits Academy," and purchased Epsilon's spot in the European Challenger Series. The roster for the challenger series includes Lamabear among two Korean imports and ex-Epsilon player Sofyan "CozQ" Rechchad.

The 2017 EU CS Spring Split starting date has yet to be announced by Riot Games.

Gabriel Zoltan-Johan is a News Editor at theScore esports and the head analyst for the University of Toronto League of Legends team. His (public) musings can be found on his Twitter.