Ex-NBA lottery pick arrested on rape charges in Oregon
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An ex-NBA player who spent nine seasons the league has been arrested on multiple felony warrants including first-degree rape. Ben McLemore, 31, last played in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021-22. He also played for the Kings, Grizzlies, Rockets and Lakers after being drafted out of Kansas in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft. McLemore was arrested at the Portland International Airport. He is also charged with first-degree unlawful sexual penetration and two counts of second-degree sex abuse, Lake Oswego police said. The charges stem...
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