James Johnson has a court date Monday morning. (USATSI)
Memphis Grizzlies forward James Johnson was arrested late Friday night on a charge of domestic assault causing bodily harm, via the Shelby County sheriff's office. He had a "domestic dispute" with his wife leaving Beale Street around 2 a.m., and at their home she called the police saying that he "hit her in the face and choked her," via FOX13 Memphis.
She also told officers the NBA player punched a hole in their bathroom door, which is where she was waiting while holding their child. Officers say the victim gave the baby to her mother and Johnson then pushed that woman and took the baby before running away from the scene. Johnson eventually returned and was taken to jail.
Police officers said, via FOX 13 Memphis, that the couple had been drinking at home earlier that night, and that she refused medical treatment and did not have any visible injuries on her face and neck. Johnson has a court date scheduled for early Monday morning.
The Grizzlies released a brief statement on Saturday afternoon:
We are currently gathering information regarding this morning's report involving James Johnson. We have no further comment at this time.
Johnson averaged 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 18 minutes per game for Memphis this season. He will be an unrestricted free agent in July.
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Report: Kevin Love doesn’t want to play for the Cavaliers
Are the Cleveland Cavaliers still dreaming of signing LeBron James?
Kyrie Irving is a desirable teammate, and this year’s No. 1 pick should produce another quality player. But LeBron will become a free agent in one of the next three offseasons. There might not be time to wait for a young player to develop.
But, hey, Kevin Love is available, and the Cavaliers showed interest in him long before he threatened to leave the Timberwolves. How about a deal based on No. 1 for Love?
Jackie MacMullan of ESPNBoston.com:
Cleveland has the No.1 pick and has interest in Love, sources confirm, but the feeling isn’t mutual.
Love is under contract for next season without an option, so if the Cavaliers trade for him, he’d have little recourse. But as soon as next season ends, he could opt out and get the heck out of Cleveland.
By agreeing to opt in for 2015-16 as a condition of trade proposals to teams he likes more, Love could indicate his displeasure for the Cavaliers and avoid – or at least lower his odds of – a year in Cleveland.
It’s not clear whether the Cavaliers would pull a Sacramento and trade for Love anyway. What is clear: They shouldn’t.
Cleveland just traded for a star player heading into free agency and tried to sell him on its organization. It didn’t work.
In Irving and one of the Joel Embiid/Andrew Wiggins/Jabari Parker trio, the Cavaliers have a solid young core. If one of their other recent high picks – Anthony Bennett, Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson – reaches near-star status, even better. But either way, there’s enough to build on.
They shouldn’t throw that away for a disgruntled Love.
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