Crime & Safety
NBA Star Kevin Porter Cuffed, Accused Of Abusing GF In Midtown: Cops
The basketball player made his $75k bail after an arrest for hitting his WNBA girlfriend, officials said, reportedly fracturing a vertebra.
MIDTOWN, NY — A basketball star was arrested in a swanky Midtown hotel early Monday morning on charges he attacked his girlfriend, according to police officials.
Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested inside the four-star Millennium Hilton New York Hotel at 6:30 a.m. and charged with assault and strangulation, police said.
Police officers arrived after receiving a call reporting an assault inside the hotel at 1 UN Plaza and discovered a 26-year woman with lacerations on the right side of her face, police said.
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Officials added that there were signs that the woman had been struck multiple times around her body and was brought to a local hospital in stable condition.
According to the New York Post, the woman was Porter's WNBA-playing girlfriend, and reportedly fractured a vertebra during the beating.
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Porter was arraigned on Monday, the Post reported. He signed a $63.4 million contract with the Houston Rockets in 2022.
On Tuesday afternoon, Porter was out free after making his $75,000 bail payment, the Post reported.
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