Kevin Porter Jr.

The NBA closed its investigation into the 2023 incident with a four-game suspension. The sanction was deemed already served in light of the time Porter had spent outside the league following the case.

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Porter was arrested in Manhattan and initially charged with assault and strangulation, among other offences, following an incident involving Kysre Gondrezick. One assault charge was subsequently dropped when prosecutors acknowledged that the vertebral fracture initially cited had not been caused by Porter. On 23 January 2024, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour count of reckless assault and a harassment violation under an agreement providing for a 26-week intervention programme and other conditions; the agreement allowed the assault plea to be withdrawn later if the conditions were met.

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Following his September 2023 arrest, Houston announced that Porter would not be part of the team for the time being. The Rockets subsequently traded him to Oklahoma City, which announced that he would be waived immediately.

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Houston suspended Porter for one game for conduct detrimental to the team following a half-time incident. Coach Stephen Silas described a heated discussion during which Porter had lost his temper.

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Porter had a verbal altercation with Cavaliers officials after discovering that his locker had been moved. The Cavaliers instructed him to clear his locker and subsequently sought to trade or release him, before trading him to Houston.

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The NBA fined Porter 50,000 dollars for breaching its Covid-19 health rules after he attended a club in Miami.

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Following a crash involving his SUV, Porter was arrested after police found a loaded firearm and a small quantity of marijuana in the vehicle. A grand jury declined to indict him on the felony firearms charge, and the minor marijuana possession and driving without a licence charges were dropped; Porter admitted fault for failing to control his vehicle.

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At USC, Porter was suspended over a personal conduct issue whose details were not publicly disclosed. Coach Andy Enfield initially described the suspension as indefinite before Porter returned to the team; subsequent reports described it as a two-game suspension.

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The NBA suspended Porter for one game without pay for making improper contact with a game official.

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