August 20, 2007
Man Shot at Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson's Home
There's still a lot that's unclear about a shooting being reported by Orange County, Florida's WESH, but a man named Curtis Ruff has been shot at the home of DeShawn Stevenson, the Washington Wizards' starting shooting guard.
Ruff reportedly suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported to a local hospital. Still unknown is who did the shooting, or why, but both Stevenson and former NBA player Brandon Hunter were both at the home at the time, which led to initial reports that an unidentified NBA player had been shot. Ruff has never played in the NBA.
The shooting happened after a group, including Stevenson, returned to the house from the Destiny Club near Universal Orlando with several women they had met while they were out. A man driving a white Cadillac Escalade allegedly followed them to the home and began arguing with some of the women, at which point the shooting appears to have occurred.
Stevenson recently signed to a 4-year, $15 million contract with with Wizards.
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You can take a man out of the ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of him.
heh...shooting guard
I'm not sure how ghetto he is... I don't know much about the roughness of Fresno, but from what I've seen of it (I have family out there), it's the anti-sketch. Trader Joe's dark chocolate-covered dried cherries can keep anyone clean, I guess.
- the english major
NBA bio info:
Is engaged to Ariane Williams…Has a son, DeShawn, Jr. and a daughter, Skye Christian…Mother and stepfather are Genice and Terry Popps, and has a half-brother, Tyler…Participated in Magic’s Thanksgiving Day event at the Coalition for the Homeless…Averaged 30.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists as a senior at Washington Union High School in Fresno, California…Named First Team Parade All-America and Second Team All-USA Today Basketball Team…Starred in the 2000 McDonald’s All-American High School All-Star Game and scored a game-high 25 points…Also won the slam dunk contest at the event…Originally signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Kansas University, but opted for the NBA Draft…Resides in Ashburn, VA.
#1 & #2, you may want to reserve judgment until we actually know who fired the shots.
Wherever theres guns, girls, and Escalades, trouble can't be far away.