Former Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring in connection with a 2023 shooting in Washington state.
Kemp, 55, must submit to home monitoring within two weeks of his sentencing, according to The Seattle Times. He was also sentenced to one year of community custody, another term for parole, and 240 hours of community service.
Kemp, a six-time NBA All-Star, pleaded guilty in May to second-degree assault as part of a plea agreement in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, according to the prosecutor’s office. He was initially charged with one count of first-degree assault with a firearm enhancement before prosecutors added an additional count of first-degree assault as well as one drive-by shooting charge.
The standard sentencing range for second-degree assault in Washington is between three and nine months in jail with one year of community custody, according to The Times. The maximum sentence is 10 years confinement and a fine up to $20,000.
Kemp was charged after shooting at two men inside a Toyota 4Runner in the parking lot at Tacoma Mall in Tacoma, Washington, in March 2023. Neither passenger or Kemp was injured in the shooting, but the Toyota 4Runner and another nearby vehicle were both damaged in the incident.
Kemp claimed he fired at the vehicle in self-defense after one of the men first shot at him, according to court records. The men in the Toyota 4Runner left the scene before police arrived, and the vehicle was found abandoned five days later with an empty gun holster inside. Both men are currently serving prison sentences in other cases.
A 6-foot-10 power forward, Kemp played 14 seasons in the NBA from 1989-2003. He played his first eight seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics, which drafted him 17th overall in the 1989 NBA Draft, and earned earned five consecutive All-Star selections for Seattle from 1993-97.
In September 1997, the SuperSonics traded Kemp to Cleveland, where he played three seasons from 1998-2000, earning his sixth consecutive and final All-Star selection in 1998. Kemp also played two seasons for the Portland Trail Blazers and one season with the Orlando Magic before retiring from the NBA in 2003.
For his 14-year NBA career, Kemp averaged 14.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 blocks in 27.9 minutes across 1,051 games, including 728 starts.
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