Shawn Kemp

People close to Kemp say the case is one of self-defense, after the former Seattle SuperSonics star allegedly tracked down a stolen iPhone.

[Online records](https://linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Booking/GetBooking.cfm?booking_id=2023067019) show Shawn Travis Kemp was booked into the Pierce County Jail shortly after the police report, on a felony charge of a drive-by shooting. The franchise moved to Oklahoma City roughly a decade after Seattle traded Kemp to the Cleveland Cavaliers. [sporting events](https://thecomeback.com/nhl/seattle-kraken-players-show-off-jerseys-at-expansion-draft-shawn-kemp-wears-a-very-undersized-shirt.html) and launching business ventures. The formal charge against Kemp, 53, accuses him of a drive-by shooting. He fired back in self-defense." No one was reportedly hurt in the incident.

Kemp, who has two licensed cannabis stores in Seattle, was a six-time NBA all-star and played for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1989 to 1997. He also played for ...

Kemp debuted in the NBA during the 1989-90 season as a 20-year-old who had never played college basketball. No one was injured. TACOMA, Wash.

Kemp was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting, but no charges were filed.

The shooting followed an altercation between people in two vehicles; one car fled and a gun was recovered, police said. Wednesday in Tacoma, online jail records show. Kemp, 53, was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m.

No charges are immediately being filed against former NBA star Shawn Kemp following his arrest in a drive-by shooting in Washington, prosecutors said ...

Kemp's attorney, Scott Boatman, said in a statement to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday that Kemp's car was broken into and numerous items, including an iPhone were stolen. Kemp tracked his iPhone to an occupied car, and was shot at when he approached the vehicle. Tacoma police said an altercation between occupants of two vehicles near the Tacoma Mall led to shots being fired early Wednesday afternoon.

Shawn Kemp made his Sonics debut at age 20 in 1989 and became one of the NBA's most dominant power forwards. Here's a timeline of his career and afterward.

But he returned to the U.S. Kemp and his friend later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge and were sentenced to five days at home with an electronic monitoring device. Kemp signs a seven-year deal with the Cavaliers worth $107 million. to check on his Houston home after Hurricane Ike Sonics eventually fall in six games to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals. “[The court system] is not a place I’m familiar with, and you shall not see me in a position like this again.” I’m tired of hearing about it, man. Named a McDonald’s All-American after a four-year varsity career at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana. “Because people are tired of hearing about this stuff. At the time, Kemp had been working his way into shape in hopes of making a comeback in the NBA. [with a friend in Shoreline](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/former-supersonic-shawn-kemp-arrested/) after police found in his vehicle a bag containing 1.2 grams of cocaine and marijuana, and a loaded 9-millimeter handgun registered to Kemp, who said the drugs belonged to his friend. [to lead the Sonics to the 1996 NBA Finals](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/oral-history-of-seattles-last-great-nba-team-the-1995-96-sonics/).

Shawn Kemp, the six-time NBA All-Star and Seattle Supersonics legend, has been booked in relation to an investigation of a drive-by shooting, according to ...

He has operated a number of businesses in the Seattle area over the years. In 2006, he was arrested for drug possession in Washington after he and another man were found with cocaine, marijuana, and a semiautomatic pistol. "At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of two cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 block of S. Mr. The shooting occurred near the Tacoma Mall, and the investigation is ongoing. Kemp has dealt with other legal problems in the past.

The Seattle Supersonics legend allegedly fired shots from his vehicle into another in a mall parking lot in Tacoma, Wash., then fled.

He's operated a number of businesses in the Seattle area over the years. In 2006, he was arrested for alleged drug possession in Washington after, police said, he and another man were found with cocaine, marijuana, and a semiautomatic pistol. Another clip shows the man pulled over by police and being placed in handcuffs. Moments later, the man is seen getting in the car and speeding away. "The victim vehicle fled the area," the police report continued. A firearm was recovered from the scene."

Mr. Kemp was arrested following reports of a shooting in a parking lot. Prosecutors decided not to file charges on Thursday.

Last month, he [celebrated the opening](https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-sonic-shawn-kemp-cannabis-shop-sodo/281-3cfc08ec-d72d-490c-912c-9330b2be6d0a) of a second cannabis dispensary in Seattle that bears his name. He came to star for the Seattle SuperSonics, where he played eight seasons, leading them to the 1996 N.B.A. Kemp was a six-time All-Star who went by the nickname the Reign Man. Over a 14-year N.B.A. Kemp was able to track his iPhone to a vehicle in a parking lot. An unnamed 53-year-old man was booked into jail for a drive-by shooting, according to the police department’s post. The police in Tacoma, Wash., had arrested Mr. Booking logs for Pierce County Corrections showed a 53-year-old man named Shawn Travis Kemp had been booked into jail on Wednesday on suspicion of a felony drive-by shooting charge. Kemp said some of his personal belongings had been stolen from his vehicle earlier in the week and that Mr. Mr. One car fled the scene, no injuries were reported and a gun was recovered, the police said. [said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TacomaPD/status/1633648952183758850) that the occupants of two vehicles had an altercation and shots were fired in a parking lot just before 2 p.m.