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The Rockets have traded Kevin Porter to the Thunder, and Oklahoma City will waive him

Kevin Porter Jr.’s time with the Houston Rockets is over

By TIM REYNOLDS
Published - Oct 17, 2023, 09:40 PM ET
Last Updated - Oct 17, 2023, 09:40 PM EDT

Kevin Porter Jr.’s time with the Houston Rockets is over, after the team agreed Tuesday to trade him and a pair of second-round draft picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder announced the deal Tuesday and said Porter, whose future in the NBA is uncertain because of serious legal issues, “will be waived immediately.” Oklahoma City also sent Victor Oladipo and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to Houston.

Porter is owed nearly $15.9 million for this season and an additional $1 million that was guaranteed for next season. The Rockets already had told Porter that he was essentially barred from the team after his arrest on domestic violence charges last month.

Porter was arrested after an alleged attack on his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, in a New York City hotel room Sept. 11. One assault charge against Porter was dropped this week for insufficient evidence, the New York Post reported; he still faces a strangulation charge and another assault charge in relation to that alleged incident and has pleaded not guilty to both.

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