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Adreian Payne was killed while attempting to assist a woman who was involved in an abusive relationship with his alleged shooter, court documents state. The former Michigan State and NBA player was pronounced dead at an Orlando hospital after being shot early Monday morning. He was 31 years old. His alleged shooter Lawrence Dority remained at the scene of the shooting and cooperated with police. Dority pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder with a firearm on Tuesday. Alleged details emerge… Source link

Adreian Payne, the former Michigan State big man and 2014 first-round pick of the Atlanta Hawks, has died at age 31. According to a press release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Fla., Payne was shot early Sunday morning and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The alleged shooter, Lawrence Dority, stayed at the scene of the crime and cooperated with police. After questioning, he was arrested and jailed on a charge of first-degree murder. Payne, originally… Source link

LOS ANGELES — The Phoenix Suns are feeling good about the prospect of backup point guard Cameron Payne being available to play on Saturday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers. “We’re hopeful we’ll get a good report going forward and he can be ready to play tomorrow,” Suns coach Monty Williams said after a light shootaround session on Friday. “But we just don’t know right now.” Williams said Payne — who turned his left ankle in Game 3… Source link

Even in a sweep, Nikola Jokic‘s MVP season ended earlier than expected. With his team down 3-0 in the Western Conference semifinals, the Denver Nuggets star was ejected from Game 4 for a flagrant 2 foul. Jokic received the foul for a hard blow to the face of Suns guard Cameron Payne, which was deemed to have “wind-up, impact and follow-through.” It would prove to be Jokic’s final play of the season: NBA replay center head Jason Phillips told the TNT broadcast that Jokic’s hit met the criteria… Source link