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Kurucs, Rodions
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: September 3, 2019
Franchise: Brooklyn Nets
Age 21
Details: Kurucs was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend at their home in late June. Kurucs allegedly screamed, “I am going to kill myself” then put his hand around the woman’s throat and choked her. He then allegedly pushed her on the bed, slapped her in the face twice, bit her lip and pushed her into the bed frame.
Kidd, Jason
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: July 15, 2012
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 39
Details: Just three days after Kidd’s introductory press conference welcoming him to the Knicks, he continued to celebrate by driving drunk in Long Island and crashing into a telephone pole. This was Kidd’s third career arrest, spanning three decades, and his first in over 11 years.
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Krstic, Nenad
Charge: Sports violence
Arrest Date: August 19, 2010
Franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder
Age 27
Details: Krstic was arrested after a brawl during a match between Serbia and Greece. During the fight Krstic grabbed one player by the throat and hurled a chair at another, leaving him with a bloody wound on the side of his head. See below for video of the brawl and the chair thrown by Krstic (chair throw is at 1:08 mark of video).
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Kinsey, Tarence
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: June 24, 2009
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 25
Details: Kinsey was pulled over early in the morning in Tampa after being spotted weaving and speeding in his Bentley. He was arrested for DUI after failing sobriety tests and refusing a breathalyzer.
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Kidd, Jason
Charge: Domestic abuse
Arrest Date: January 18, 2001
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 27
Details: Kidd allegedly punched his wife Joumana in the mouth during an argument over the feeding of their two year-old son. She called 911 and responding officers found her with a cut inside of her mouth and swelling of her lip. This was the second of three career arrests for Kidd.
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King, Bernard
Charge: Forcible sexual assault
Arrest Date: January 1, 1980
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 23
Details: At the age of 23, King had already been arrested three previous times since being drafted by the Nets in 1977. King rang in the new year and new decade by allegedly forcing a Salt Lake woman to perform repeated sexual acts on him.
King, Bernard
Charge: Driving under the influence, driving without a license, possession of cocaine
Arrest Date: December 18, 1978
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 22
Details: Yet another arrest for King came when police found the Nets star passed out and slumped over the steering wheel of his Corvette while in possession of a small amount of cocaine. This was the third arrest for King since being drafted by the Nets just 18 months earlier, and his fifth arrest since joining the University of Tennessee basketball program. He was ultimately traded to the Jazz by the frustrated Nets, where he eventually faced his most serious charges of sexual assault after a New Years incident in 1980.
King, Bernard
Charge: Marijuana possession, prowling, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 15, 1977
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 20
Details: This was King’s second arrest that week, both since being drafted by the Nets only a month earlier. This time he was arrested after a man told police King had attempted to break into his apartment. He was subsequently found to possess marijuana and resisted arrest. King had previously been arrested twice while in college with the University of Tennessee, and would subsequently be arrested two more times during his playing career.
King, Bernard
Charge: Breaking and entering
Arrest Date: July 10, 1977
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 20
Details: Exactly a month after being drafted by the Nets, King celebrated broke into a University of Tennessee athletics building, a stealing a television. This was the first of four arrests during his professional career, though he had also been arrested twice previously while in college for smoking marijuana, drunk driving, and driving without a license. He would also be arrested a mere 5 days after this for marijuana possession, prowling and resisting arrest.
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