Born in May 2000 in Seattle, Bryan Kevin Porter Jr. was raised by his mother and his role model, Ayanna, after his father, Bryan Kevin Porter Sr., was killed after getting shot in an altercation in a bar. The American professional basketball player played for the Houston Rockets before going to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
On 02 October 2023, Houston Rockets announced that they had banned Kevin from playing for the team, being around the team members, or interacting with them following his court case for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
Kevin got admitted to Rainier Beach High School, where his father played sports. He played his senior campaign, and the State Coaches Association addressed him as Washington Mr. Basketball in 2018. Further, he finished a basketball season at the high school, though USC banned him over personal conduct issues.
Kevin intended to get selected for NBA 2019 after completing the season, and his dream was fulfilled. He started with the Milwaukee Bucks and got traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He later got traded to the Rockets following his charge of gun possession.
Kevin Porter Jr Girlfriend
Kysre Gondrezick is Kevin’s recent girlfriend. Born on 27 July 1997, Kysre Rae Gondrezick is a free agent and an American professional basketball player. She was known as Michigan Gatorade POY and Michigan Miss Basketball in 2016 while studying at Benton Harbor High School, Michigan.
During her senior years, Kysre averaged 40.5 points per game in the high school, where her mother served as an assistant coach. Playing basketball runs in her family.
For instance, Kysre’s mother, Lisa Harvey, is a basketball coach. Lisa won a national title at Louisiana Tech and debuted as an assistant coach at Bentor High School. Kysre’s sister, Kalabrya, played basketball for Michigan State University.
Kysre’s father, Grant Gondrezick Sr, was an American professional basketball player. His older brother, Glen, was also a basketball player. Grant began playing basketball at Pepperdine University. Died suddenly at 57, Grant was a part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons.
Legal Issues Between Kevin And Kysre
Kevin Porter Jr started playing for Oklahoma City Thunder after serving Huston Rockets but came under the spotlight for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, Kysre Gondrezick. His court case took place in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Reportedly, Kysre accused Kevin of repeatedly punching her in the face and choking her till she struggled to breathe on 11 September 2023. The incident occurred behind the closed doors of a suite in the Millennium Hilton New York Hotel.
Fortunately, Kysre escaped the room. According to the prosecutors, the hotel staff found her bruised and bloodied. Her neck vertebra was fractured, and she got a deep cut over her right eye. The former case was proved by the doctors of NYU Langone Medical Center.
However, Kevin’s prosecutors acknowledged that the assault did not result in a fracture, dropping the case. Kevin blamed the policemen and Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for these inaccuracies.
Kevin’s prosecutors could not prove his innocence for overall assault. So, he has been charged with third-degree assault and second-degree strangulation. The case is not as simple as it looks.
Some sources say that Kysre insisted to the court he never punched her face multiple times. The allegations were not true, and he did not hit her. According to her, she did not have injuries to prove it. She said the DA’s office did not wait for enough reports and statements from her before publicizing the allegations.
According to Kysre, she and Kevin only had a verbal fight in a room that lasted only ten seconds. Talking about the medical reports, the cops overheard the doctors talking about the potential reasons for her injuries.
Kysre does not want to publicize such details regarding her relationship, though she and Kevin are basketball players. Reportedly, she does not know about the future of their relationship and wants to concentrate on her career as of now.
Kevin had reportedly crashed his car into Kysre’s car a long time ago and was charged with gun and multiple firearms possession in 2020. The charges were dropped later. He silently left the court after getting a bail of $75,000 regarding Kysre’s case. He must appear in court on 27 November.
Meanwhile, Kalabrya Gondrezick, Kysre’s sister, threatened Kevin on Instagram to make him incapable of walking again if he touched her sister. His father, Bryan Kevin Porter Sr, was once charged with the first-degree murder.
Kevin will not be allowed to play again in the NBA if proven guilty because the league became strict against domestic violence over time.
