By: Jorge Hernandez Posted 12 Sep 2023, 16:49 pm EDT
This Tuesday The prosecutors who are handling the case of the player of the Houston RocketsKevin Porter Jr., They revealed at her arraignment that Kysre Gondrezick, a former WNBA player and the player’s girlfriend, has a fractured vertebra in her neck and a cut over her right eye.
It is worth remembering that Porter, 23, is charged with felony assault and strangulation for the incident that occurred Monday morning. at the Millennium Hilton, in Manhattan.
The player was arrested, but was not required to enter a plea during his brief court appearance.
The Rockets guard was ordered to post $75,000 in cash to secure his release and was ordered to stay away from his girlfriend. However, the basketball player must return to the Manhattan court on October 16.
According to the AP agency, in his criminal complaint Gondrezick mentions that Porter repeatedly hit her in the face with his fist, causing a cut above her right eye, various bruises and severe pain in her face.
In addition to this, He also squeezed her neck with both hands, causing her to have difficulty breathing, redness, and bruising. Medical tests showed that the 26-year-old former player suffered a fractured vertebra in her neck..
Besidesthe Houston Rockets only mentioned that they were gathering information and that they were not going to issue any further comments until new notice.
This is not the first time that Porter Jr. has been involved in trouble with authorities, as in 2020 he was arrested because police said they found a loaded gun and marijuana in his car after a car accident. On that occasion, Porter claimed that he did not know the gun was there and his charges were eventually dismissed.
In sports, the player averaged 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game last year.
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