Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. charged with assault and strangulation in New York, per report

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. used to be arrested early Monday morning in New York City and charged with assault and strangulation after an incident involving his female friend, former WNBA participant Kysre Gondrezick, per ESPN. Both fees are felonies. 

Porter Jr. used to be reportedly getting back from an evening out to a resort the place he and Gondrezick had been staying, in line with ABC News. Gondrezick used to be disenchanted with the hour in which Porter Jr. used to be returning and locked the door. After coming into the room with assist of resort safety, the Rockets guard allegedly “beat up” Gondrezick. Further information about the location are unclear right now.

In a commentary launched Monday, NBA spokesperson Mike Bass mentioned the league is aware of reports and “gathering more information” about Porter Jr.

This is not Porter Jr.’s first run-in with the legislation. In August 2020 he used to be accused of punching a woman and pulling her hair whilst in downtown Cleveland. In that incident the lady alleged that Porter ripped out her weave whilst in a controversy with Porter’s sister and that the Rockets guard punched her in the face. Porter used to be now not charged for that incident. 

In November 2020 when he used to be nonetheless a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he used to be arrested for being in ownership of a loaded gun after you have right into a single-car twist of fate. He used to be later launched after posting a $4,000 bond.

After one season with the Cavaliers, Porter Jr. used to be traded to the Rockets in 2021 following a locker room outburst in which he used to be offended that his locker were given to any person else. Porter reportedly started yelling and at one level threw meals, and regardless of Cavaliers basic supervisor Koby Altman stepping in to calm him down, Porter remained “combative.” After the incident he used to be instructed to scrub out his locker and his teammates had been instructed he would now not be a member of the staff. Four days later he used to be traded to Houston.