A woman alleges Porzingis raped her in his apartment in New York on February 7 last year.
The Dallas Mavericks have claimed they were not made aware of the rape allegations surrounding Kristaps Porzingis when they traded for the Latvian in January.
Along with Porzingis, the Knicks sent Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke and Courtney Lee to Texas in exchange for DeAndre Jordan, Wesley Matthews and two future first-round picks. The New York franchise reportedly told the Mavericks they were aware of the extortion attempt involving Porzingis and trusted the player’s version of the events.The woman who made the allegation on Thursday reportedly admitted discussing getting a $68,000 from the player to avoid disclosing the incident. According to the New York Post, who first broke the story, the Latvian had promised to give her money to help her pay her brother’s college tuition.
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