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Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Oh man...

LA cut Latasha Byears in early June. They never said exactly why, but there were whispers about that the circumstances were unusual, and unusually bad.

I made reference to the "bizarre Latasha Byears situation" in July, and a couple readers emailed to ask what was up. But I really had no idea -- I had only heard the few vague reports about something shady.

Today the facts came out.

Byears is under investigation on rape charges. According to a report made public today, she and three men raped another Sparks player on June 5 following the Sparks' game against the Monarchs.

According to the AP report: no one has been arrested, but "there is an investigation involving several male and female basketball players."

A few more details here.

Related Posts:

1. Team reacts.
2. Kobe compared to Byears.
3. History: why the Monarchs dumped her.
4. Waiting for the DA, and still waiting.
5. Byears sues the Sparks; more details of the suit.
6. The LA Times interviews Byears, former teammates, and Sparks brass.
7. Scoop Jackson weighs in.