Houston Rockets seek to trade Kevin Porter Jr after arrest

A player from the Texan club was arrested last Monday, the 11th, accused of attacking his girlfriend, also a basketball player; athlete paid bail and was released

After Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, Houston Rockets is looking for options to negotiate the player, as reported by The Athletic. To be able to sell the athlete, the Texan franchise would have contacted several teams in the NBAoffering preliminary compensation to receive the shipowner.

If the negotiation with a team comes to fruition, the Rockets would use Porter’s salary to bring in another player who can help the team. Because of the accusations, the police and NBA They investigate the shipowner for domestic violence. The club is open for any business, according to the North American newspaper.

Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested last Monday, the 11th, accused of attacking his girlfriend, also a basketball player Kysre Gondrezick. The athlete paid bail of US$75 thousand (R$367.5 thousand) and was released. However, he will still be tried on October 16th. It is not the first time that the shipowner has been involved in problems with the police, as he was arrested in 2020 for improper possession of a weapon and the presence of drugs in his car.


Source: sportbuzz

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