Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend in a New York hotel, ABC News reports.
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"Upon arrival officers were informed that a 26-year-old female sustained a laceration to the right side of her face and was complaining about pain to her neck," the a police spokesperson said."A preliminary investigation on scene determined that a known individual struck her multiple times upon her body and placed his hands around her neck."
The woman was hospitalized after the assault. Porter remained in custody at the NYPD’s 17th precinct in Manhattan as of early Monday afternoon, ABC News reports. "We are in the process of gathering information surrounding the matter involving Kevin Porter Jr.," a Rockets statement reads, per ESPN."We have no further comment at this time."
Porter, 23, is entering his fifth season in the NBA. Selected with the 30th pick of the 2019 draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, he was traded and played for the the Cleveland Cavaliers as a rookie."improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, transport loaded firearm in a motor vehicle accessible to operator or any passenger without leaving the vehicle." Those charges were later dropped, but Porter never played for the Cavaliers again.
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