Porzingis is no longer with the Knicks after being traded to the Dallas Mavericks on January 31. The 23-year-old Latvian star has not played this season while he continues rehabbing the aforementioned knee injury.
Michele Roberts, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, issued a statement Sunday: “We have been aware of these allegations for some time, have evaluated the accuser’s claims and, based on what is presently before us, stand with Kristaps.”
In an email, the woman asked the Knicks’ legal team to not go public with the information. She added, “I will litigate this matter if the Knicks legal team fails to properly mediate in private.”
The Knicks appeared to end communication with the woman in early November. In an email dated November 6, the Knicks’ legal staff informed the woman that Porzingis had “decided to retain counsel to represent him and they will be in touch with you shortly. The New York Knicks will not have any further involvement on Kristaps’ behalf.”