NBA player Kevin Porter Jr. arrested in NYC for assault | NBC New York
. YOU CAN ALSO FIND THEM ON THE NBC 4 NEW YORK APP. >>> NBA PLAYER KEVIN PORTER JR. WAS ARRESTED AT A MANHATTAN HOTEL FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT, ALLEGEDLY. POLICE SAY THE HOUSTON ROCKETS GUARD ASSAULTED HIS GIRLFRIEND AT THE HOTEL OVERNIGHT. MA SAE MARC SANTIA ON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS, MARC? >> Reporter: THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE HOTEL FOR A DISPUTE. KEVIN PORTER JR. WALKED OUT OF THE POLICE SINGT AND TO A POLICE CAR. HE IS FACING ASSAULT CHARGES FROM AN ATTACK INSIDE THE HOTEL. KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURCES SAY PORTER JR. RETURNED TO THE HOTEL THIS
MORNING. HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS ASLEEP INSIDE THE HOTEL ROOM. LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES SAY PORTER JR. ENTERED THE ROOM. THE SAME SOURCES SAY HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE WAHALLWAY AND SCREAMING FOR HELP. HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES INCLUDING BRUISES ON HER FACE. PORTER JR. SAID NOTHING WHEN HE LEFT THE PRECINCT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HOUSTON ROCKETS RELEASED THIS STATEMENT — WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING INFORMATION SURROUNDING THE MATTER INVOLVING KEVIN PORTER JR. WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS TIME. AN NBA SPOKESMAN SAID WE ARE AWARE OF THE REPORTS
REGARDING KEVIN PORTER JR. THE LEAGUE OFFICE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE ROCKETS. PORTER JR. WAS TAKEN BY POLICE DOWNTOWN I
