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Former NBA prima Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of physics location monitoring for shooting astatine 2 men wrong a conveyance successful a Washington authorities promenade parking lot.
Kemp indispensable statesman location monitoring wrong 2 weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He indispensable besides service 1 twelvemonth of authorities Department of Corrections supervision and implicit 240 hours of assemblage service.
Prosecutors had recommended the six-time NBA All-Star beryllium sentenced to 9 months successful jail, a twelvemonth of supervision and wage restitution.
Judge Michael Schwartz of Pierce County Superior Court recovered the circumstances surrounding the transgression warranted a lesser sentence, allowing Kemp to debar incarceration.
Kemp looked astatine the ceiling and blew a huff of aerial erstwhile Schwartz announced the sentence. He past repeatedly made the motion of the transverse with his hand.
Former Seattle Sonics hoops subordinate Shawn Kemp looks connected pursuing his sentencing astatine Pierce County Superior Court successful Tacoma, Wash., connected Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.
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Kemp, who played for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1989 to 1997, pleaded blameworthy to an battle complaint successful May arsenic portion of a plea agreement.
Kemp said helium acted successful self-defense during the March 2023 shooting. The defence claimed the 2 men Kemp changeable astatine provoked the incidental by stealing Kemp's truck, his cellphone and memorabilia. The justice agreed.
Using a phone-tracking app, Kemp located and concisely tried to speech to the operator of the 4Runner that was circling a casino parking lot, according to the proceedings brief. The men successful the conveyance afterward dumped immoderate of Kemp's belongings but hung connected to the phone, the little says.
Kemp aboriginal saw his telephone was adjacent the Tacoma Mall. He drove there, spotted the aforesaid 4Runner and "expressed his understandable frustration" with the driver, according to the brief. The antheral successful the backmost spot "fired disconnected a circular from a handgun astatine Mr. Kemp. Mr. Kemp returned occurrence and attempted to disable the Toyota. It did not work," the papers said.
Jamon Kemp, halfway left, and his father, erstwhile Seattle Sonic hoops subordinate Shawn Kemp, clasp aft Shawn's sentencing proceeding astatine Pierce County Superior Court successful Tacoma, Wash., Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.
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The 4Runner fled, and erstwhile the conveyance was recovered abandoned days later, an bare holster was recovered wrong but determination was nary gun, according to tribunal documents.
After the hearing, Kemp said successful an interrogation that "the past 3 years person been tough." He said helium plans to beryllium an advocator against weapon violence, particularly among youth.
"Think twice," helium said. "Think doubly erstwhile you get mad. Think doubly erstwhile you get a small upset."
Several radical sent letters of enactment to the tribunal connected Kemp's behalf. About 30 radical attended the hearing, including his pastor and former NFL prima Marshawn Lynch. Kemp was photographed embracing his lad aft the hearing.
Kemp debuted successful the NBA during the 1989-90 play arsenic a 20-year-old who had ne'er played assemblage basketball. He besides played for Cleveland, Portland and Orlando and was known for his high-flying dunks. He present has 2 licensed cannabis stores successful Seattle.
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