Ex-NBAer Ben McLemore Arrested, Booked On Rape Charge

Former Kansas College males’s basketball star Ben McLemore was arrested this week and booked on a cost of first-degree rape, TMZ Sports activities has confirmed.

Jail data present the 31-year-old — who performed within the NBA from 2013 via 2021 following his Jayhawks profession — was taken into custody in Multnomah County, Oregon on Tuesday on an excellent warrant. He was later transferred to Clackamas County Jail on Wednesday.

Data present he stays behind bars there … as he is dealing with one depend of illegal sexual penetration and two counts of sexual abuse — along with the rape cost.

Additional particulars on the allegations surrounding McLemore weren’t made instantly obtainable … though extra is anticipated to be launched later Wednesday — after the basketball participant is arraigned in court docket.

McLemore was a famous person for KU in his one season in Lawrence — serving to lead the Jayhawks to the Candy 16 in 2013. He went on to be picked by the Sacramento Kings within the first spherical of the 2013 NBA Draft.

In his profession, McLemore logged minutes for Sacramento, Houston, Portland, Memphis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Following his profession, he went on to play abroad.