Kevin Porter Jr. reportedly threw a tantrum over moving his locker room. His time with the Cleveland Cavaliers will reportedly come to an end. Cleveland traded Porter with the Houston Rockets in exchange for a future protected second-round pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Porter, a first-round pick in the 2019 draft, reportedly had an outburst Friday after discovering his old locker was handed over to Taurean Prince. According to Jason Lloyd, Joe Vardon, Kelsey Russo and Shams Charania of Porter, the new locker room was in an area designated for younger players. The Athletics.
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Porter reportedly threw food into the cupboard when he became upset, and Koby Altman, general manager of Cavaliers, had to intervene. The team has been trying to trade Porter since the incident, and was determined to release him if an agreement could not be reached.
The deal comes two months after Porter was involved in a car accident, where he was arrested and charged with improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, failure to control the vehicle and possession of marijuana.
Porter has not played this season due to personal issues. He averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 50 games last season.