Former NBA player Ben Gordon arrested for punching his 11 year old son multiple times in the face

**pwaldo** · 10-12-2022, 12:44 PM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...tting-son.html

Ex-NBA star Ben Gordon has been released on bail after repeatedly punched his son in the face when the 11-year-old dropped a book, according to court documents.

The former Chicago Bulls player was granted bail from Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday night, and released in the early hours of Wednesday.

Gordon, 39, was reported to police by an American Airlines employee who witnessed the alleged assault.

He had been travelling with his son Elijah, 11, to Chicago when the woman saw him punching and shouting at the child in LaGuardia Airport on Monday night.

Gordon is also accused of resisting when Port Authority officers tried to arrest him and reportedly 'flailed his arms and twisted his body' when they attempted to handcuff him.

He is accused of pushing his weight against the two officers and injuring one of their knees and the others arm and wrist.

Both officers were taken to hospital, with Gordon shouting at them 'I am not going with you guys,' according to the New York Post.

Judge Edwin Novillo set his bail at $20,000 cash, $50,000 insurance bond or $50,000 partially secured bond at 10 per cent.

**WilyWestbrook0** · 10-12-2022, 01:40 PM

Sadly he's had a lot of incidents like this in recent years. He went public with severe mental health problems and clearly is still struggling a lot. Feel especially bad for the kid.