NBA player arrested and thrown into jail after rush-hour police chase on the eve of new season


Indiana Pacers rookie point guard Kam Jones has been arrested following a police chase in Indianapolis on Monday morning.

State police attempted to pull over Jones around 9:50am on Monday morning for alleged erratic driving on southbound Interstate 65.

Police say that Jones did not pull over at first – leading troopers on a brief chase which ended near the Fletcher Avenue exit southeast of downtown Indianapolis.

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Jones has been charged with Class A misdemeanor reckless driving and a level six felony for resisting law enforcement.

Daily Mail Sport has contacted the Indiana Pacers for comment on this matter. 

Jones, who was a star at Marquette University, was taken in the second round of the NBA Draft this past year.

Indiana Pacers rookie point guard Kam Jones has been arrested for reckless driving

Indiana Pacers rookie point guard Kam Jones has been arrested for reckless driving

Jones was picked in the second round of this year's draft out of Marquette University

Jones was picked in the second round of this year’s draft out of Marquette University

Jones has not yet played for the Pacers in the preseason with the NBA’s regular season set to tip off tomorrow.

He has been dealing with a back injury that Tony East of WTHR in Indianapolis says will keep him out through early November.

When healthy, it was expected to play for the Pacers’ G-League affiliate, the Noblesville Boom. 

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