“Man is an assassin” – NBA G League player strangles woman with HDMI cord and confesses to murder; fans in shock

Basketball world left with hands on their heads after news of G League player Chance Comanche's arrest for murdering a woman.

“Man is an assassin” – NBA G League player strangles woman with HDMI cord and confesses to murder; fans in shock

G League player Chance Comanche (center) and his girlfriend (right) Sakari Harnden murdered Marayna Rodgers (Image via Twitter)

NBA G League players usually try to get scout’s attention for their play on the court. But one player will likely switch from the basketball court to a criminal court after he was arrested recently. A 23-year-old woman named Marayna Rodgers has been missing for the last ten days.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigated using surveillance footage and cell phone tower location. The tracking brought them to arrest the suspect, a young woman named Sakari Harnden, 19, on December 13th. After interrogation, Harnden revealed Stockton Kings G League player Chance Comanche was her co-conspirator in the murder of Rodgers. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau arrested Comanche at his team’s practice facility on December 14.

Chance Comanche and Harnden plotted the murder around the Stockton Kings game in Las Vegas, interrogations revealed. After the game, Harnden and Comanche picked up Rodgers at a liquor store after midnight.

Comanche introduced himself as a customer. Later on, with the premise of “kink,” Comanche used an HDMI cord to strangle Rodgers from the back seat of Harnden’s car. Harnden joined in by choking Rodgers’s neck. Both are currently in County Jail on a non-bailable open murder charge after admitting to murdering Rodgers and hiding her body.

Sacramento Kings G League affiliate Stockton Kings released Comanche after his arrest. He has played one NBA game, which was last season with the Portland Trailblazers. The 27-year-old had 7 points and three rebounds in 21 minutes in their 157 – 101 to the Golden State Warriors.

Another player in criminal court is not what NBA fans wanted

Basketball fans were left stunned when news of Chance Comanche’s arrest surfaced. The gruesome conspiracy and murder based on his girlfriend not liking the victim was too much to take. He had a career and a life. And he threw it away for someone with whom he has had an on-off relationship.

Chance Comanche played for NBA G League outfit Stockton Kings who released him
Chance Comanche played for NBA G League outfit Stockton Kings who released him (image via Twitter)

A season with never-ending scandals, fans did not expect murder to be added to the list of problems NBA players have caused. This was a major shock for all basketball fans. And they let their reactions be heard on social media. Have a look below;

https://twitter.com/therainvvs/status/1737264538368479331?s=20

The murder was gruesome. Comanche and his girlfriend are in prison. However, it could have been avoided. Basketball fans will need some time to recover from this news, not for the player, but for his actions.

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