Rockets Trade Kevin Porter Jr. After One Assault Charge is Dropped in Domestic Violence Case

Within the midst of his home violence case, Kevin Porter Jr. has now been traded to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder however was waived instantly, sending him into free company. 

ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski introduced the commerce on Tuesday. 

 “The Houston Rockets are trading G Kevin Porter Jr., and two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder — who are waiving Porter Jr., immediately. Thunder are sending the Rockets Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl in the transaction,” Wojnarowski reported on X.

This information comes after Monday, prosecutors dropped one of many assault fees in opposition to the basketball participant surrounding home violence allegations.

Porter was initially charged in September after being accused of hitting his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick, a number of instances and fracturing a vertebrae in her neck. On Monday, the second-degree assault cost was dismissed attributable to “insufficient evidence.” The investigation discovered that the neck damage could have been current earlier than their combat. 

“What initially appeared to be a fractured vertebrae was not in fact an injury caused by the defendant,” Manhattan Assistant District Lawyer Mirah Curzer instructed Choose Jay Weiner on Monday.

Porter’s fees of second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault are nonetheless pending. Porter was supplied the chance to plead responsible and settle for counseling, although he has turned down the supply and will now face seven years in jail. 

Gondrezick has lately spoken out and denied that Porter assaulted her regardless of looking for medical assist after their NYC dispute. Her sister, Kalabrya Haskins, additionally slammed Porter shortly after the assault was made public. Nonetheless, with Gondrezick refuting the assault, the authorized battle might work in his favor.

Porter appeared to be in nice standing with the Rockets earlier than his arrest. Final October, he secured a four-year, $82.5 million extension. Nonetheless, with the abuse revelations, Porter was reportedly instructed he might not be part of the crew. The Rockets started trying right into a commerce final month.

Porter has not spoken out concerning the profession change nor the most recent replace in his case.