Former NBA star (and SHU recruiting target) Ben Gordon pleads guilty to battering McDonald’s security guards in Chicago

[Halldan1]

Former NBA star Ben Gordon pleads guilty to battering McDonald’s security guards in Chicago

Police said Gordon was being escorted out of the McDonald’s in the early morning hours last November when he punched a security guard in the face.

nypost.com

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Ben Gordon, the former UConn star who had an 11-year NBA career, has pled guilty to battering security guards at a McDonald’s in Chicago last year.

A judge gave Gordon, 40, six months of conditional release, which is a form of probation, according to the website CWB Chicago.

Police said Gordon was being escorted out of the McDonald’s in the early morning hours last November when he punched a security guard in the face, threw him to the ground and also pushed another security guard to the ground.

This was one of several arrests for Gordon in the last year.

This past April, he was accused of threatening workers at a juice shop in Stamford, Conn.

Ben Gordon, the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year, pled guilty to battering security guards at a Chicago McDonald’s.TNS
Workers at the juice shop called police and alleged that Gordon was wielding a knife and exhibiting bizarre behavior.

It took several officers to subdue Gordon, and TMZ later published video showing five officers attempting to wrangle him.

In this incident, Gordon was charged with three felony counts of carrying a dangerous weapon plus one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.

Last October, The Post first reported that Gordon got arrested at LaGuardia airport for allegedly striking his 10-year-old son in the face.

Ben Gordon, seen here after an alleged altercation at a Connecticut juice shop this past April, has been arrested three times in the past year.
TMZ Sports

Witnesses told police that they saw Gordon with “closed fist, striking [the] victim in the face.”

Police said that two Port Authority officers sustained minor injuries in arresting Gordon in connection with the incident.

Gordon was charged with assault and resisting arrest.

Gordon starred on UConn’s 2004 national championship team, and he was the 2004-05 NBA Sixth Man of the Year as a rookie on the Bulls.

In his 11-year NBA career, he played for the Bulls, Pistons, Hornets and Magic.

He made an estimated $82 million during his time in the NBA, according to Spotrac.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

He needed and needs mental health intervention

 

[jack 1970]

6 months conditional release?I guess he's lucky he did this in Chicago.He'll be back in trouble shortly.

 

[CaptBob]

6 months conditional release--I'm surprised that he got that much in Chicago!!

 

[Bluebeard]

He needs to be held accountable for his actions. 12 months in a county jail will help humble his out of control temper.

 

[Seton75]

Amakers biggest mistake

 

[HallLine69]

So sad. His mother worked in the same office where I did back when he was in high school in Mt Vernon. Sweet lady. She was so excited about his future. I told her Seton Hall and Amaker would be great for him. My first and last recruiting failure.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

Amakers biggest mistake

He or john allen, john allen blinked first

 

[PJVegas]

He gives UConvicts a bad name. 😵‍💫

 

[Seton75]

He or John Allen, John Allen blinked first

Sometimes you wait. I said it then and a blind squirrel and broken clock. He thought he could get both.

 

[hallgrad80]

Former NBA star Ben Gordon pleads guilty to battering McDonald’s security guards in Chicago

Police said Gordon was being escorted out of the McDonald’s in the early morning hours last November when he punched a security guard in the face.

nypost.com

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Ben Gordon, the former UConn star who had an 11-year NBA career, has pled guilty to battering security guards at a McDonald’s in Chicago last year.

A judge gave Gordon, 40, six months of conditional release, which is a form of probation, according to the website CWB Chicago.

Police said Gordon was being escorted out of the McDonald’s in the early morning hours last November when he punched a security guard in the face, threw him to the ground and also pushed another security guard to the ground.

This was one of several arrests for Gordon in the last year.

This past April, he was accused of threatening workers at a juice shop in Stamford, Conn.

Ben Gordon, the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year, pled guilty to battering security guards at a Chicago McDonald’s.TNS
Workers at the juice shop called police and alleged that Gordon was wielding a knife and exhibiting bizarre behavior.

It took several officers to subdue Gordon, and TMZ later published video showing five officers attempting to wrangle him.

In this incident, Gordon was charged with three felony counts of carrying a dangerous weapon plus one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.

Last October, The Post first reported that Gordon got arrested at LaGuardia airport for allegedly striking his 10-year-old son in the face.

Ben Gordon, seen here after an alleged altercation at a Connecticut juice shop this past April, has been arrested three times in the past year.
TMZ Sports

Witnesses told police that they saw Gordon with “closed fist, striking [the] victim in the face.”

Police said that two Port Authority officers sustained minor injuries in arresting Gordon in connection with the incident.

Gordon was charged with assault and resisting arrest.

Gordon starred on UConn’s 2004 national championship team, and he was the 2004-05 NBA Sixth Man of the Year as a rookie on the Bulls.

In his 11-year NBA career, he played for the Bulls, Pistons, Hornets and Magic.

He made an estimated $82 million during his time in the NBA, according to Spotrac.

And how much of that $82 million is left. He certainly has an anger issue and needs professional help and the fact that he keeps getting minor penalties for his action is not helping.

 

[NYShoreGuy]

Where Is My Mind? | By Ben Gordon

Don’t worry about what anybody says. Don’t worry about how your boys react to it, or about what people got to say about it on social media.

www.theplayerstribune.com

 

[MichiganStoleTitle]

He or john allen, john allen blinked first

What’s the backstory for those of us who were fans, but not deep in the recruiting scene, back then?

 

[Halldan1]

The general consensus back then was Tommy Amaker was favored to get both players and he went with the one who committed first.

 

[Seton75]

The general consensus back then was Tommy Amaker was favored to get both players and he went with the one who committed first.

Pretty clear based on their college careers that as good as John was, missing on Ben was a big mistake.

 

[Seton75]

Uconn's backcourt and RU's best player all wanted to play for us.

 

[HALL85]

Pretty clear based on their college careers that as good as John was, missing on Ben was a big mistake.

Or we could have another alumni felon. I’m happy we got Allen.