Others have gained fleeting examples of fame, such as Milton Palacio, who hit a memorable siren hitter against the Nets in 2000, and Ruben Patterson, who was told: perhaps apocryphal – for calling himself the “Kobe Stopper”, for his alleged ability to slow down Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant.
Mr. Telfair, cousin of former NBA star Stephon Marbury, graced magazine covers as one of the best high school players in the country when he played at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn in the early 2000s. But he was haunted by legal troubles. weapons related during his professional career, which included early stints with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Celtics.
In 2008, Mr. Telfair pleaded guilty to illegal gun possession and was sentenced to three years of probation. In 2019, he was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for possessing weapons, this time following an arrest two years earlier when he was found with four loaded pistols and a flak jacket.
Sopan Deb contributed reporting.
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