Not a great weekend for Kevin Porter Jr. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward was arrested early Sunday on gun charges in Ohio. Ohio Highway Patrol stopped Porter near Canfield and arrested him on charges of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported, citing Mahoning County Sheriff’s records.
He was released on a $4,000 bond.
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According to the newspaper, the Cavaliers are aware of the incident.
Further details about the arrest were unclear.
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“Mr. Porter was issued a summons for a petty offense and released. We are gathering information and will have further comment at a later point,” Porter’s attorney Alex Shapiro said in a statement.
The Cavaliers acquired Porter a few days after the 2019 NBA Draft was officially completed. He was selected No. 30 overall by the Milwaukee Bucks before a slew of trades landed him in Cleveland.
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