NBA Players Who Got Arrested for Domestic Violence

By: Fatima Roshni Image credit: Sound Health and Lasting Wealth

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[{"selector":"#anim-a149c777-6f55-4930-a7f6-60fc288881db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cefc66a2-15ca-4142-b3a9-ebfc609893c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65084ecf-fd99-4ef9-a860-1477c6cf6920 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(51.318554389797356%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Carrying a championship win for the Golden State Warriors in 2017, former NBA player Matt Barnes, following his trade to the Lakers, got into a domestic violence case against wife, Gloria Govan.

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NBA Players Who Got Arrested for Domestic Violence

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