BREAKING NEWS Former NBA star Ben McLemore learns fate after being found guilty over shock rape and assault charges
McLemore has been ordered to serve 100 months on a first-degree rape charge, a first-degree unlawful sexual penetration charge, and a count of second-degree sexual abuse.
McLemore, aged 32, has not played in the NBA since 2022.
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