Kevin Porter Jr. punched Kysre Gondrezick repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and substantial pain

Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly punched Kysre Gondrezick repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and substantial pain.

This isn’t Porter Jr.’s first run-in with the law. In August 2020 he was accused of punching a woman and pulling her hair while in downtown Cleveland. In that incident the woman alleged that Porter ripped out her weave while in an argument with Porter’s sister and that the Rockets guard punched her in the face. 

The Houston Rockets are waiving guard Kevin Porter Jr. after he was arrested and charged in New York City for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, at the Millennium Hilton.

He’s accused of punching Gondrezick repeatedly in the face with a closed fist.

Porter’s alleged attack left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors revealed at his arraignment Tuesday. Porter, 23, has been charged with felony assault and strangulation.

Porter was not required to enter a plea during his court appearance. Early Monday morning, the NBA player returned from an evening out at the Millennium Hilton, where he and his girlfriend were staying. Kevin Porter Jr. allegedly punched Kysre Gondrezick repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and substantial pain. Porter also forcefully squeezed her neck, leading to difficulty breathing, redness, and bruising according to a criminal complaint. 

Gondrezick was upset with Porter’s late hour return and locked the door, per the police report. Once he entered with the help of hotel security, the 6-foot-4 guard allegedly struck Gondrezick.

Moreover, Porter was held in police custody at the NYPD’s 17th Precinct in Midtown after his arrest around 6:45 a.m. Monday. He was released Tuesday on $75,000 bail. Porter was ordered in court to stay away from Gondrezick.

“This is a serious domestic violence case,” Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Mirah Curzer said in court, according to the Associated Press.

In November 2020 when he was still a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was arrested for being in possession of a loaded gun after getting into a single-car accident. He was later released after posting a $4,000 bond.