Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was arrested in New York City on Monday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, police sources told ABC News.
Porter returned early Monday morning from an evening out to the Millennium Hilton near U.N. Plaza, where he and Gondrezick were staying. Gondrezick was upset with the late hour of his return and locked the door, according to police sources. Once he entered with the help of hotel security, Porter beat up the woman, the sources said.
Gondrezick was treated for a cut on the right side of her face and neck pain.
The pair was in New York City for Fashion Week. Porter and Gondrezick were photographed at the Vogue Smart Tox NYFW Kickoff event on Sept. 7.
Porter was drafted with the No. 30 pick in the 2019 NBA draft out of the University of Southern California, but has developed into a star player for the Rockets. He had his best career season in 2022-23 with 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.
Kevin Porter Jr. and Kysre Gondrezick attend the Smart Tox kickoff event with Vogue on Sept. 7, 2023, in NYC to celebrate the start of New York Fashion Week.
Gondrezick, 26, played college basketball for Michigan and West Virginia, before being drafted No. 4 overall in the 2021 WNBA draft by Indiana. She played one season for the Fever before being waived. She has not played the last two WNBA seasons and is currently a free agent.
Porter was previously arrested in November 2020 in Ohio on a weapons charge, but a grand jury declined to indict him. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers made him inactive for the first half of the season and he was traded to Houston in January 2021.
簡略說明：
KPJ與女友因參加於9月7日開始的時尚週活動而來到紐約並投宿在紐約的Hilton酒店，這也是本次事件發生的地方。
KPJ在週一大清早回到跟女友一同入宿的酒店時，疑似女友不滿其晚歸將他鎖在門外。KPJ在尋求服務人員協助開門後便攻擊其女友，造成對方右臉與頸部等處傷害，並遭到逮捕。
KPJ曾在2020年11月於俄亥俄州被起訴持有武器，但陪審團未決議起訴他，只是騎士球團仍決定將其雪藏，並在隔年1月將他送往火箭。
來源：https://reurl.cc/gambnR
心得：KPJ的場外問題過往就是讓人憂心的部分，現在這齣可能會是他被火箭球團割掉的前兆吧。