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NBA player Cameron Payne is arrested in Arizona after ‘giving police false report’

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NBA player Cameron Payne is arrested in Arizona after ‘giving police false report’

  • Cameron Payne was arrested on Friday morning by Scottsdale Police 
  • He was reportedly released not long after he was booked 

NBA player Cameron Payne has reportedly been arrested in Arizona after cops said he gave them a false report.

The guard was arrested on Friday morning, after the Scottsdale Police Department were called to look into a disturbance at about 2:44am and ‘came into contact’ with Payne and another person, according to TMZ.

TMZ says its unclear exactly what led to Payne’s arrest, but he would soon be charged with refusal to provide a truthful name and one count of false report to law enforcement.

Payne was reportedly released from custody not long after his arrest.

Before he was arrested, Payne appeared to hit the golf course on Thursday afternoon.

NBA player Cameron Payne was arrested on Friday morning in Arizona, according to reports

He was reportedly released from police custody shortly after being arrested on Friday

He was reportedly released from police custody shortly after being arrested on Friday

He posted an Instagram story of himself in a golf cart on a course, captioning the video, ‘Reps remove doubt.’ 

The 29-year-old most recently played for the Sixers after being traded to the team from the Bucks in February.

Payne, currently an unrestricted free agent, is entering his tenth NBA season. 

Since being drafted in the first round of the 2014 NBA Draft, he’s suited up for a bevvy of teams, including the Thunder, Bulls and Suns.

Phoenix was his longest stint as he spent parts of four seasons there.

Payne, a nine-year NBA vet, is seen with his pet dog in an Instagram post from May 9

Payne, a nine-year NBA vet, is seen with his pet dog in an Instagram post from May 9

Payne posted an Instagram story from a golf course on Thursday before his arrest

Payne posted an Instagram story from a golf course on Thursday before his arrest

 Payne played a pivotal role in the Suns’ 2020-21 NBA Finals run as he scored 9.3 points per game across 22 postseason appearances that year. 

Last season he played in a combined 78 regular season games for Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

He’s made just under $34million in career earnings, according to Spotrac

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