Koreen: Kevin Porter Jr. trade is a step back in sports confronting domestic violence
1 year, 2 months ago

Koreen: Kevin Porter Jr. trade is a step back in sports confronting domestic violence

New York Times  

The Ray Rice video changed everything. That video revealed that hotel staff told Rice, “She’s drunk, right?” as well as saying, “No cops.” On the same day as the videos and the extra reporting surfaced, the Ravens released Rice. It feels as if we reached a new frontier within this realm on Tuesday when the Houston Rockets traded Kevin Porter Jr., who was arrested for an alleged attack on former girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick last month in New York, along with two future second-round picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the injured Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. Combine the alleged assault on Gondrezick with Porter’s locker-room outbursts with both the Cavaliers and Rockets, and he would have a difficult time getting a team to sign him after the legal proceedings are finished. Due to the way the sports world has progressed since the Rice video, Porter is facing consequences sooner than he would have otherwise, and they are significant.

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Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case
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Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case

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Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case
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Ex-NBA guard Kevin Porter Jr. reaches plea deal, avoids jail time in NYC domestic assault case

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