Porter Jr. allegedly attacked the victim overnight Monday at the Millennium Hotel near Times Square. His girlfriend was taken to the hospital with at least one broken bone and bruising, law enforcement officials told NBC New York.
The alleged incident began after the pair had been out. She returned to the room, but Porter Jr. got locked out, sources said, and the altercation escalated from there. Hotel security was called afterward and they alerted police. Porter Jr. was charged with second-degree assault and strangulation. Attorney information for the NBA player was not immediately clear.Calls and emails to the Rockets were not immediately returned. An investigation is ongoing.
Porter Jr. was a first-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in 2019, but was quickly traded to the Detroit Pistons, then again a week later to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 23-year-old debuted with the team in October later that year. He was traded to the Rockets in Jan. 2021. He was previously suspended by the team in 2022 for one game after a meltdown in front of an assistant coach during a loss.