Stories like this is why most people are very hesitant to get involved in other people’s relationship because you can be the one who end up getting hurt or killed.
Former NBA player Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando as a result of this exact situation.
“Police say Adreian Payne — a former Michigan State men’s basketball star — was shot and killed on Monday after he had a dispute with a man outside of a residence in Florida. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office spelled out the allegations in new court documents, obtained by TMZ Sports, saying the killing happened a short time after Payne had arrived at Lawrence Dority’s home in Orlando on Sunday night/early Monday morning.
According to the documents, a witness told cops she believed Payne had pulled up to the house to possibly play “mediator” between Dority and his girlfriend, who the witness said, “have a relationship where they argue often.” Cops say witnesses told them 29-year-old Dority ended up confronting Payne outside of the home when he arrived a short time after Payne got there.
In the docs, cops say Dority told them Payne “had no business being at his residence this late at night.” Cops say Dority added that he took the former NBA player’s “presence as a threat.” Police say Dority told them at one point during his conversation with Payne, the 6-foot-10 basketball player made “movements with his right hand in the right side of his waist bad.” Cops say Dority told them Payne then said “I’ll smoke you bra.”
According to cops, Dority immediately went into his home, grabbed a firearm, went back outside, and fired one round at Payne, before he returned into his residence.”
Dority is said to be going for the self-defense claim, but Payne was not armed and witnesses are not on his side. He has been charged with 1st-degree murder.
Payne was a standout playing four seasons at center for the Michigan State Spartans, where his team twice won the Big Ten Conference Championship. He was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and played four seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic.
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After his NBA career ended, he went on to play internationally, including in China, Greece, France, Turkey, and Lithuania.
