Six-time NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp has pleaded guilty to a second-degree assault charge as part of a plea agreement, according to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office of Pierce County.

Before an update on Tuesday, the former player was initially charged with one count of first-degree assault. He was facing a lengthy prison term.

As part of the agreement, Kemp is required to provide a biological sample for a law enforcement DNA database and is not allowed to possess a gun.

In March 2023, Kemp was involved in a shooting of two men inside a Toyota 4Runner at a parking lot in Tacoma, Washington.

The defense argued that Kemp’s truck was broken into on March 8. Using a tracking app, he found his stolen phone in the possession of one of the two men in the 4Runner and attempted to talk to the drive

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