Rockets' Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly fractured girlfriend's neck in New York City hotel incident
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Gruesome details have emerged of Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, in a New York City hotel room.
Prosecutors revealed during Porter’s arraignment Tuesday that Gondrezick suffered a fractured neck vertebra and a deep cut above her right eye due to the alleged attack, per The Associated Press.
Porter also allegedly didn’t stop the attack until Gondrezick ran into the hotel hallway covered in blood.
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Kevin Porter Jr. of the Houston Rockets reacts after missing a shot in the second half of a game against the Denver Nuggets at Toyota Center April 4, 2023, in Houston. (Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
Porter, 23, was arrested in New York City Monday and charged with assault and strangulation. According to ESPN, the NYPD responded to a call at a hotel near the United Nations, where Porter was eventually arrested.
"Upon arrival, officers were informed that a 26-year-old female sustained a laceration to the right side of her face and was complaining about pain to her neck," a police spokesperson told the Houston Chronicle. "A preliminary investigation on scene determined that a known individual struck her multiple times upon her body and placed his hands around her neck."
ROCKETS' KEVIN PORTER JR ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGE AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING GIRLFRIEND IN NEW YORK CITY
"This is a serious domestic violence case," Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Mirah Curzer said during the arraignment.
Gondrezick told police Porter "punched her in the face repeatedly with a closed fist, which caused the cut