NBA player was on his fourth team after being drafted by the Hawks, passing through the Nets and Cavaliers; team said it’s getting the facts
The NBA and Minnesota Timberwolves, Taurean Prince, was arrested this Thursday, 25, at Miami International Airport. The 28-year-old player had an arrest warrant and was being considered a fugitive in the state of Texas. Born in San Antonio and a former Baylor University player, he was admitted to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
According to information from the website “Yahoo!”, the accusations that the player of NBA is facing were not specified after the arrest, but some international media outlets pointed out that the ward’s arrest order is related to a drug issue during a traffic control job.
After the matter took to social media and reverberated in the middle, the Timberwolves issued an official note on the case saying that they are investigating the situation to define what will be done from now on. “We are aware of the alleged report on the Taurean Prince and are gathering more information.” wrote the team.
Taurean Prince defended the Wolves last season, and the Timberwolves are his fourth team in the NBA after he was drafted by the hawksstill going through the nets and hair Cavaliers. As the 12th overall pick in the 2016 draft, the winger was a regular starter for a few years, but that ascent is over, and now it’s practically gone unnoticed.
To give you an idea of how things have changed, in six seasons played by the NBA, he never got to be the protagonist of the team, averaging 10.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 41.6% field and 37.1% of the perimeter. He recently entered into a two-year contract extension with Minnesota for $16 million.
Already playing for the United States team, the player has in his sports curriculum the dispute of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, where he managed to win the bronze medal, but having a lackluster campaign for the team that was led at the time. by the duo Bobby Brown and Anthony Randolph.
Source: sportbuzz
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