Category Archives: Assault and/or Battery
Liggins, DeAndre
Charge: Domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, domestic abuse in the presence of a minor
Arrest Date: August 31, 2013
Franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder
Age 25
Details: Police were called following a domestic incident between Liggins and an unknown female. Liggins was arrested for domestic assault, along with battery with a dangerous weapon, all in the presence of a minor. Details at this point are not yet known.
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Robertson, Alvin
Charge: Assault, criminal trespass
Arrest Date: July 13, 1996
Franchise: Toronto Raptors
Age 33
Details: Serial offender Robertson was arrested after a woman told police that he broke into her apartment and choked and bit her on the face. This was Robertson’s fourth career arrest, and the first of three over a six week span that summer. In total, he was arrested an astounding 5 times over a 14-month period from 1995 to 1996.
Williams, Terrence
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: May 19, 2013
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 26
Details: During a visitation exchange of their 10-year-old son in Washington, Williams pulled a gun on the child’s mother and made threats, prompting a call to police. The arrest took place only two months after Williams signed a non-guaranteed contract with Boston in March. Williams was subsequently waived in June, likely as a result of this arrest.
Gibson, Daniel
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: July 29, 2013
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 27
Details: Free agent Daniel Gibson didn’t help his chance of landing a lucrative contract by getting arrested after being involved in a fight outside of a New Orleans nightclub, breaking the victim’s jaw with a punch. The incident occurred three weeks before he was formally arrested.
Hill, Jordan
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: February 29, 2012
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 24
Details: While playing for the Rockets, Hill was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend in his home. He was subsequently traded to the Lakers the following month, and eventually pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges.
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Lowry, Kyle
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: September 22, 2011
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 25
Details: During a pick-up basketball game, Lowry became upset with a female referee, and hit her in the torso with the basketball. After challenging her to a fight, he then hit her with the ball once more. He was charged with battery about 3 months later.
Caracter, Derrick
Charge: Battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: April 24, 2011
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 22
Details: While in the middle of a playoff series against the Pelicans, a drunken Caracter showed up at a New Orleans IHOP and grabbed and shoved a female cashier after being refused service. Police were called and he was arrested for battery, public drunkenness, and resisting arrest.
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Haddadi, Hamed
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: November 25, 2010
Franchise: Memphis Grizzlies
Age 25
Details: Haddadi was arrested following a 5am disturbance with his girlfriend at his Memphis apartment. Police found his girlfriend intoxicated and bleeding from the head and hand, and found Haddadi with scratches on his face and hand. She alleged he choked and shoved her after seeing her talk to another man but he alleges the fight was prompted when he wouldn’t reciprocate her sexual advances. Due to the conflicting accounts, both were arrested for assault.
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Barnes, Matt
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: September 8, 2010
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 30
Details: Officers came to Barnes’ house after a 911 call was placed from the residence. Upon arriving, they found both Barnes and a female companion with visible injuries. It was determined that Barnes was the aggressor and he was arrested for domestic violence. This was his first of two career arrests to date.
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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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