7:32pm: Porzingis is denying the accusations through his attorney, Roland G. Riopelle, tweets Marc Berman of The New York Post. “We made a formal referral to federal law enforcement based on the accuser’s extortionate demands,” Riopelle said.
7:11pm: New York police have received what they consider to be a credible rape accusation against former Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis, according to Tina Moore of The New York Post.
The incident reportedly happened on February 7, 2018, hours after Porzingis suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. An unidentified woman who lived in the same building alleges that Porzingis visited her around 2 a.m. and invited her to come to his apartment. She claims that when she got there, he held her down and raped her. The case is being investigated by the NYPD’s Special Victims Division.
The woman said she waited more than a year to come forward because Porzingis promised to pay $68K to cover her brother’s college tuition if she agreed to keep quiet. She said he eventually reneged on that agreement, and police aren’t sure if she ever received any money.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who traded for Porzingis in late January, confirmed that police informed him about the accusation.
“We have been instructed by federal authorities not to comment,” Cuban wrote in an email. Representatives for Porzingis also declined comment, saying they have not seen the police report. Contacted about the case, a Knicks spokesman replied, “This is Kristaps’ personal matter and not related to the Knicks.”
Beyond any legal repercussions Porzingis might face, he could also be subject to a league suspension if he is convicted of a crime.
Not good
Geez. What a nightmare – all around.
this is really stupid. he tore his acl that night and then raped her? extremely improbabale.
I agree.
That seems….dubious on the surface
Ugh. The vast majority of sexual assault accusations are not false. Over 95%. Don’t play detective because he was injured the same day therefore he couldn’t possibly have done this. Your misogyny is showing.
Where did you get that stat?
Misogyny? You need to lay off the MSNBC brainwashing, dude.
probably because 2 a.m is before that nights game
He tore his ACL on 2/6 against the Bucks
This allegation is at 2 AM on 2/7
Maybe re-read it all if you didn’t understand
You’re the one who needs to re-read it, it clearly says “same day”. The article is wrong not the commenter.
Kristaps with a torn acl is still stronger than 90+% of people (not saying he did it).
This allegedly happened at 2 am and then the game he tore his ACL happened the night of that same day. Time I hard.
Like reading an article from The Onion… Not even…
#metoo
Everyone knows the first thing i would do after I tore my acl is try to grape my neighbor
Well what is the deal here
Was his ACL torn during all of this? Or was it before he tore his ACL
How could this be a credible accusation if his knee was immobilized?
Reading is fundamental.
He tore his ACL on 2/6 against the Bucks
This allegation is at 2 AM on 2/7….so like 6-7 hours after he tore it
Yikes. 68k is the puzzling part… seems like a pretty low ask from the victim.
quick lesson a.m is before p.m
Well it was February 6th he had the injury and the 7th at 2:30 am was the alleged incident, so I think they mean that night. Not worded very well
If it was even a close call, why would he renege on an obligation to pay such a small amount-?
In NYC, she could have gotten a rape kit at the time, without identifying a perpetrator.
Lol another big shot pampered athlete thinking he can do no wrong, if accusations prove correct. If not, another gold digger. Too early to tell
Oh man you know whats up. People, look up bostonbob on HoopsRumors for all the answers.
This is thw first time I have felt bad for being a Celtics fan.
Maybe another jilted lover crying over spilt “milk.”
Sounds dubious…..
Maybe a neighbor looking for college money for her brother. She admitted her financial motivation, sounds like an extortion demand gone bad.
Whenever I get hurt, I find the closest woman to take it out on sexually.
That being said, i had consentual with a half dislocated knee and that was hard to pull off. Can imaginge a tear would eliminate all on top action for the most part, and Krispy is too skinny to lay hold/move someone on top without help.
He’s 7″3 240lb. Dead weight alone would be too much for most women to fight against.
All she would have to do was tap him on the knee and he’d be in agony. Sounds like BS.
Ow you touched my cast/walking boot?
The woman admits to seeking money, and his representation says she made a extortion demand. The fact that she admits to seeking money really lessens my confidence in her claim. 68k is so little and am NDA would have made everything go away, so I find it really hard to believe he wouldn’t have just paid her if there was anything to this.
NY Post (linked) says the alleged action took place hours after the injury.
So the motivation was: a real bad mood.
This will surely be an episode of L&O: SVU, ripped from the headlines, Detective Benson on the case, part of their record 21st season on TV.
When I tore my acl all I know is sex was the last thing on my mind lol. Seems unlikely but I’m surprised he didn’t pay her to go away.
As X% posted, the NY article says the attack happened hours after he tore his ACL. It also says that his lawyer turned her into the FBI in December (5 months ago) for extortion demands. Her motivation is clearly financial, this has made up written all over it. If it happened I feel bad for her and wish she would have done things differently, because at this point it fully sounds made up on her part.
She probably waited a year because he was still in his rookie contract!