Former basketball player Adreian Payne, who knew how to play for the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic, was shot to death this Monday morning in the streets of Orlando.
At the same time, orange county police (Florida) reported that he arrested a man identified as Lawrence Dority, 29, identified as the main suspect in the attack, although the unusual situation is that, according to the US press, the alleged murderer did not leave the scene of the crime.
Payne31, was once a college basketball star, standing out in Michigan State. His qualities led the Hawks to choose him in 15th place in the first round of the 2014 Draft. However, he never managed to transfer his talent to the NBA. He barely managed to play just over 100 games spread over four seasons in the most competitive league in the world. In 2016-2017 he moved to the Wolves and the following year he had a brief stay with the Magic (five games) so his career ended with an average of 4.2 points, 1.8 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game.
In addition, he was marked after being accused of rape for an event that occurred in 2010, when he was still at the University. Finally, after the investigation, the case was diluted because no charges were filed against him. In 2017 he did receive a conviction for illegal carrying of weapons.
After his frustrated stint in American basketball, he had two spells at Panathinaikos in Greece, played for Juventus Atena, OGM Ormanspor in Turkey, ASVEL in France and also in the Chinese league.
His last sports experience had been in Juventus Utena of Lithuania, who hired him in December and cut him after seven games in February, exhibiting averages of 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds.
