NBA: Shannon Brown, Gasol's former partner in the Lakers, is arrested for shooting two people | NBA 2019

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Shannon Brown of the Lakers against Allen of the Celtics.
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The former NBA player, Shannon Brown, was arrested last week after being accused of shoot a rifle at two people who were looking for homes for sale in the suburbs of Atlantasaid the police.

The 34-year-old Brown faces an aggravated assault charge stemming from the Saturday incident at his home in Tyrone (Georgia) and is free after posting bail on Monday.

Pau Gasol's former partner in the Lakers Los Angeles and two-time NBA champion told police he thought the couple was trying to break into their home, according to a report by the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

For their part, the couple told the police officer that they were looking for houses and that they saw a sign that said “for sale” in front of Brown's house. They added that the front door was open and entered after saying out loud their intentions to tour the house with intentions to buy it.

Tyrone Police Lieutenant, Philip NelsonHe said the couple claimed that “they heard a voice, and once inside the house Mr. Brown came upstairs with a rifle and stopped them,” he said.

The official document states that “Shortly afterwards I let them go, and they said that fired his rifle at them as they were leaving “but no one was hurtNelson said. Responding investigators found an empty shell at the scene. Brown's Fayette County home is for sale, Police said.

Brown played for seven NBA teams in nine seasons: the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Chicago Bulls; the Lakers, the Phoenix Suns; the New York Knicks; the San Antonio Spurs, and the Miami Heat.

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