Former New York Knicks participant Iman Shumpert arrested at Dallas airport for possession of marijuana

Former NBA participant Iman Shumpert was arrested at Dallas/Fort Price airport on Wednesday afternoon round 2:40 p.m. on expenses of felony marijuana possession and a gun in his bag.

In accordance with TMZ Sports activities, authorities have been known as after ‘a sizeable quantity of a inexperienced leafy substance’ was found inside Shumpert’s bag. 

Authorities have been then in a position to affirm that the substance was 6.12 ounces of Marijuana.

The report additionally claims Shumpert had a Glock journal and 14 9mm rounds in his bag however did not have a gun. 

Yahoo report that there was no gun and that this isn’t a part of the cost towards him.

Shumpert was set to board a 3pm flight to Los Angeles, telling authorities he needed to go to his daughter and asking officers if there was anyway he may make the flight, earlier than being informed that he wouldn’t have the ability to as a result of he was being positioned beneath arrest.

Marijuana is authorized in California, the place Shumpert was flying to, however it isn’t in Texas. 

The police report additionally claims that whereas authorities discovered {a magazine} for a Glock containing 9 14 millimeter bullets, no gun was recovered on the time. 

He may resist two years in jail and a $10,000 advantageous if convicted on ‘state jail felony’ expenses.

Shumpert’s NBA profession began in 2011 when he was drafted within the first spherical by the New York Knicks seventeenth total after taking part in his faculty basketball at Georgia Tech. 

Shumpert remained with the Knicks till 2015 when he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He would spend the subsequent three seasons taking part in in Cleveland alongside LeBron James and making the playoffs in all three consecutive seasons. 

The spotlight of Shumpert’s time in Cleveland being the 2016 season when the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals regardless of falling behind 3-1 within the collection.

The following two years of Shumpert’s profession would go down as nondescript stints with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets in 2018 and 2019, earlier than spending his remaining years in Brooklyn. 

Shumpert poses on set of “The Chi” with co-stars Jacob Lattimore and Hannah Corridor

Shumpert and Dancing With The Stars companion Daniella Karagach pose with Golden Ball trophy

In his put up NBA profession Shumpert has saved himself busy and commenced a profitable from skilled athlete to mainstream movie star.

Shumpert appeared on season 30 of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ and ultimately profitable the competitors with companion Daniella Karagach.

Shumpert has additionally elevated give attention to the musical profession he confirmed an inherent ability for even throughout his taking part in profession. Shumpert has releasing music beneath the title ‘IMAN’.

Most just lately Shumpert has taken up a key position within the Starz hit collection ‘The Chi’.

Over the course of his profession Shumpert averaged 7.2 factors, 3.3 rebounds, 1.8 help and was referred to as one of many higher protection gamers within the league all through most of his profession.