Shawn Kemp arrested for alleged drive-by shooting in Washington

NBA legend Shawn Kemp was arrested and booked at the PierceCounty Jail in Washington on Wednesday night for an allegeddrive-by shooting, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Earlier today, the Tacoma Police Department announced that shotswere fired in a local parking lot following an altercation betweentwo drivers. No injuries were reported, and the gun wasrecovered.

At the time, the police announced that a 53-year-old male wasbooked for a drive-by shooting, and the jail's inmate listingverified that Kemp was indeed the man in question.

Roughly four hours after the incident occurred, Kemp was bookedon the felony charge.

At 1:58 pm, an altercation between theoccupants of 2 cars led to shots being fired at a parking lot inthe 4500 blk of S. Steele St. One car fled. No injuries werereported. A gun was recovered. A 53-yr-old male was booked forDrive-By Shooting. The investigation is ongoing. pic.twitter.com/XTIeU1I4Jj

This isn't Kemp's first arrest. In 2005, he was arrested inShoreline, WA, for drug possession after he was found with a smallamount of cocaine, marijuana and a semi-automatic pistol. Hepleaded guilty to the drug-possession charge.

The following year, Kemp was arrested again for misdemeanormarijuana possession.

Kemp played in the NBA from 1989-2003, suiting up for theSeattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazersand Orlando Magic. The six-time All-Star was one of the NBA's bestdunkers. Over the course of his 14-year NBA career, he averaged14.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals.