Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged assault on his girlfriend at a New York hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors revealed in of his indictment on Tuesday.
Porter, who is 23, is charged with assault and strangulation in connection with the incident Monday at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in Manhattan. He did not have to plead guilty during his brief court appearance.
Porter, who had been in police custody since his arrest around 6:45 a.m. Monday, was ordered to post $75,000 in cash or obtain $100,000 bail to secure his release. He was also ordered to stay away from his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick.
Porter is due back in Manhattan court on October 16. The Rockets are scheduled to play a preseason game that day in San Antonio, and their regular season will begin about two weeks later.
According to a criminal complaint, Gondrezick told police he punched her multiple times in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and significant pain to her face.
Gondrezick said the NBA star also squeezed her neck with his hands, causing difficulty breathing, redness and bruising to her neck.
Tests at the hospital showed that the woman, 26, suffered from a fractured vertebrae in her neck, according to the criminal complaint.
In a statement released Monday, the Rockets said: “We are in the process of gathering information regarding the case involving Kevin Porter Jr..” We have no further comments to make at this time.”
Porter played four seasons in the NBA – a period marked by on-court prowess and off-court problems.
Last year, Porter averaged 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, earning him a lucrative four-year contract extension with Houston.
In November 2020, while playing for the Cavaliers, Porter was arrested after police said they found a loaded handgun and marijuana in his car following a single-vehicle crash. Porter claimed he didn’t know the gun was there, and those charges were ultimately dismissed.
Porter, a first-round pick in 2019, was traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Rockets a few months later after blaming the Cavaliers general manager for moving his locker to make room for a newly acquired player.
In April 2021, the NBA fined Porter $50,000 for violating the league’s COVID-19 health and safety rules by visiting a club in Miami. In January 2022, the Rockets suspended Porter for one game after then-coach Stephen Silas said the player had a “heated debate” and “lost his cool” at halftime. .
2023-09-12 19:01:14
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