Former NBA player charged with murder

The basketball player played for the Portland Trail Blazers and along with his partner was accused of killing another person in Las Vegas.

The world of NBA can’t seem to leave the scandals of the present time. With the recent comeback of Ja Morant After videos showing guns and controversial situations in strip bars, there has been some peace for the most important competition in the world. In recent days, the unrest has been fueled by a bigger scandal, involving a case of kidnapping and murder: Chance Comanche, who played for the Portland Trail Blazers, is accused along with his partner of killing a 23-year-old girl.

On December 15, the Stockton Kings, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, announced that They set Comanche free. The official statement did not elaborate on further details, which were released only a few days later. The former Portland Trail Blazers player He was charged and arrested for the kidnapping and murder of Marayna Rodgers, a 23-year-old girl in Las Vegas. According to what he admitted to the Police, he conspired with his girlfriend, who is almost 19 years old, to carry out this erratic act.

Information provided by some local media indicates that it was brought between the couple through a chat found on their cell phones. The basketball player explains that he is being teased, so they decide to carry out a terrifying plan: They convinced the victim that he would participate in a sexual relationship in which he would be pronounced under the pretext of a “fetish.” Later, from the back seat of a car, He strangled the girl with a cable, and then dumped her body in a vacant lot.

The killing allegedly took place on December 5, and the victim was reported missing two days later. Comanche is in town as he plays in Las Vegas with the G League affiliate. After carrying out the attack, he rejoined his comrades and boarded a plane back to Sacramento.

While some tentative details have yet to be confirmed, everything seems to indicate that the athlete played two G-League games (against Rip City Remix and Salt Lake City Stars) after the murder. The couple is currently in jail, awaiting extradition to Nevada, where they will stand trial.

Who is Chance Comanche?

He is a 2.06 meter player who works as a center. He spent his time at university in Arizona between 2015 and 2017. He declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, but was not selected. In this way, signed a free agent contract with the Portland Trail Blazers in April of this yearplaying only one game in the best league in the world (7 points and 3 rebounds in 21 minutes against the Golden State Warriors).

He was then released from this franchise, arriving in Sacramento, where he reached an agreement for 10 games, before joining Stockton in the G-League.. This season he averaged 14 points and 7 rebounds in 13 games.