Former NBA player Shawn Kemp arrested in connection with drive-by shooting; Details here
Shawn Kemp, a former NBA player, was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting, as per Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesperson in Washington state and jail records available online.
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Shawn Kemp, a retired NBA player, was taken into custody on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting, as per a spokesperson from Pierce County Sheriff's Office in Washington state and jail records available online.
Sheriff's spokesperson Darren Moss Jr. informed the media that the 53-year-old Kemp was being held at Pierce County Jail on Wednesday. However, there is currently no information on the specifics of the alleged incident.
At 1:58 pm, an altercation between the occupants of 2 cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot in the 4500 blk of S. Steele St. One car fled. No injuries were reported. A gun was recovered. A 53-yr-old male was booked for Drive-By Shooting. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/XTIeU1I4Jj
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) March 9, 2023
Shawn Kemp, who is a six-time NBA All-Star, had a lengthy professional basketball career that spanned 14 seasons from 1989 to 2003. He is notably recognized for his performance during his initial eight years with the Seattle SuperSonics. Kemp made his debut in the league right after finishing high school, and he was one of the few players at that time who were drafted without having played college basketball.
During his successful stint with the Seattle SuperSonics, Shawn Kemp, a power forward, played a key role in leading the team to the 1996 NBA Finals, although they lost the championship to the Chicago Bulls. He later played for various other teams in the NBA, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Orlando Magic.
Online platform Top Shot makes a fortune selling short videos of dramatic game sequences
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Fans have been flocking by the thousands to the Top Shot online platform to buy short videos of dramatic sequences from professional basketball games, as a new virtual market enjoys astonishing success among collectors, sports fans and art lovers. To the untrained observer, one video clip showed NBA superstar LeBron James in one of his more spectacular moves; but it lasted no more than a few dozen seconds. On Top Shot, however, it instantly became a collector's item that sold on Monday for an eye-popping $208,000.
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The video sequence is an "NFT" -- a Non-Fungible Token -- a virtual object whose identity, authenticity and traceability are theoretically indisputable and tamper-proof, thanks to the same "blockchain" technology used to ensure the security of cryptocurrencies like the hugely popular bitcoin. Launched in early October by Canadian firm Dapper Labs in partnership with the National Basketball Association, Top Shot allows customers to buy and sell these short video clips -- called "moments" -- at prices that vary depending on demand and rarity.
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Dapper Labs selects and sells the clips, in numbers varying from one single copy to hundreds of identical "moments." Once the sale is recorded on the platform, clips can change hands, from one collector to another, an unlimited number of times. Dapper Labs takes a small commission from each sale, and a percentage is shared with the NBA and the players association. After a slow start, Top Shot's business has exploded since January, generating more than $200 million in transactions since the start of the year, according to a Dapper Labs spokeswoman.
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By Wednesday, Top Shot was approaching its first 100,000 buyers, she added. The Momentranks website, which says it provides "accurate, real-time moment valuations," puts the current value of the market at $1.8 billion. Paradoxically, most of the video clips being sold can be viewed for free elsewhere on the internet, primarily on YouTube. "I totally understand the initial reaction of 'I don't get it' or 'This seems stupid,'" Jonathan Bales, who spent $35,000 for one "moment," wrote on his Lucky Maverick blog.
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"But guess what? There's a whole generation of young, smart people who've grown up in a fundamentally different way from me and you, so whether or not we 'get' the future is irrelevant to how it will transpire." Steve Poland, creator of the Mighty Minted site, recalled his own initial reaction. "I signed up for an account, and then just instantly, it just clicked, it was like, this is the future. And this is now. And this is what collectibles are going to become in the future."
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Shawn Kemp was arrested back in 2005 at the age of 35 years in Shoreline, Washington under a drug possession investigation. He was found with a small amount of cocaine and around 60 grams of marijuana, along with a semiautomatic pistol, along with another man, as reported by the Sheriff's Office.
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