Seeing Ty Lawson feed the various facts pages is no longer surprising. In recent hours, several Spanish media have returned to the tumultuous weekend that the former NBA leader has just experienced in Madrid.
the daily El Pais reports as well as on Saturday morning, he was first involved in an altercation at Barajas airport where he was in transit to catch a flight to the Dominican Republic. The situation he allegedly generated was so tense that Iberia staff did not allow him to board the plane.
According to Marca, Ty Lawson would have shown himself “ violent towards two airline employees when asked to put on a mask, which he was not wearing when reporting to the gate. According to BasketNews, he even allegedly hit one of the two staff members.
The respondent subsequently decided to eat in a restaurant in the Madrid capital. In this establishment, the 34-year-old would have attacked a customer this time, at whom he would have thrown a glass in the face after having insulted him. The injured man still needed several stitches. After leaving the facility, city officers soon after located him on the street, where he was already involved in another altercation. The police arrested him and took him into custody.
This episode comes more than a year after the player managed to get banned from the Chinese championship for his inappropriate comments on the physique of Chinese women. Due to alcohol concerns in particular, the former Nuggets point guard (2010-2015) has continued to make headlines, whether in the NBA, where he has not played since 2017, or outside.
During the last off-season, he joined the Greek club Kolossos Rodou BC before leaving a month later. Recently, there was talk of an interest in the point guard from the Taiwan championship.
