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.
简略说明：
KPJ与女友因参加于9月7日开始的时尚周活动而来到纽约并投宿在纽约的Hilton酒店，这也是本次事件发生的地方。
KPJ在周一大清早回到跟女友一同入宿的酒店时，疑似女友不满其晚归将他锁在门外。KPJ在寻求服务人员协助开门后便攻击其女友，造成对方右脸与颈部等处伤害，并遭到逮捕。
KPJ曾在2020年11月于俄亥俄州被起诉持有武器，但陪审团未决议起诉他，只是骑士球团仍决定将其雪藏，并在隔年1月将他送往火箭。
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心得：KPJ的场外问题过往就是让人忧心的部分，现在这出可能会是他被火箭球团割掉的前兆吧。