“ We are currently gathering information on the case involving Kevin Porter Jr. » The Rockets will not comment further on the situation of their playmaker, who was placed in police custody this Monday in New York. He is accused of assaulting his girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick, a 26-year-old former WNBA player.
The player allegedly hit and strangled the latter in the room of a New York hotel. “ Upon arrival, officers were advised that a 26-year-old woman was suffering from a laceration to the right side of her face and was complaining of neck pain. A preliminary on-site investigation determined that an identified individual had hit her several times and placed his hands around her neck », Describes the police.
The league, in contact with the Texan franchise to collect information, opened its own investigation. The Rockets are therefore not authorized to impose any immediate sanction on Kevin Porter Jr, including a suspension.
ESPN reminds that under the league’s domestic violence policy, Adam Silver has the authority to place him in “paid administrative leave” For ” a reasonable period “. Depending on the conclusions of the case, the league boss can impose a fine, suspend or outright exclude the person involved.
This process can take time, like the Miles Bridges affair which occurred last season. The Hornets player was arrested just before the 2022 “free agency” for acts of domestic violence against his ex-partner. The league decided to suspend him for 30 games, including 10 actual games, the following spring.
We also recall that Kevin Porter Jr. signed a contract extension in Houston in October 2022, for $82.5 million over four years. A very partially guaranteed contract due to the player’s liabilities. If the Rockets were to end up getting rid of the 23-year-old, depending on the results of the investigation, the franchise could do so by simply paying the $17 million guaranteed remaining on his contract.
| Kevin Porter, Jr. | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | KEY | 50 | 23 | 44.2 | 33.5 | 72.3 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
| 2020-21 | HOU | 26 | 32 | 42.5 | 31.1 | 73.4 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
| 2021-22 | HOU | 61 | 31 | 41.5 | 37.5 | 64.2 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| 2022-23 | HOU | 59 | 34 | 44.2 | 36.6 | 78.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 19.2 |
| Total | 196 | 30 | 43.1 | 35.7 | 72.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 15.4 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
