Former NBA star surrenders on misdemeanor charge in strip cl
Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:25 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NBA player Ron Mercer surrendered to police on Wednesday to face a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from a scuffle in a strip club in April, police said.
Mercer, 31, is a Nashville native who was waived by the New Jersey Nets in 2005 after missing more than 60 games due to injury.
Police said Mercer's friend, 34-year-old Robert Edward Johnson, was also charged with felony aggravated assault for stabbing a bouncer at the club in the same incident.
The pair got into a verbal argument with a dancer at Anthony's Show Place on April 21 and were asked to leave by the security guard, Keith Battle.
A fight broke out among the three men and Johnson admitted to police that he stabbed the bouncer in the right side and shoulder with a knife. Battle was not seriously hurt.
Another bouncer, William Beels Jr., was punched in the face by Mercer, police said.
Mercer was released on $1,500 bond and Johnson was released on $5,000 bond. Both were scheduled to appear in court Aug. 13, records show.
Neither man could be reached for comment on Wednesday night. No listed number for Mercer or Johnson could be found in the Nashville area, where both men live. It was not immediately known if they had retained attorneys.
Mercer was an All-American and all-Southeastern Conference player at Kentucky, where he was a freshman on the 1996 NCAA championship team.
After being the sixth overall pick in the 1997 draft by the Boston Celtics, he was traded around the league before being hampered by injuries and cut by the Nets.
Where's Ron Mercer at on NLSC now ?
Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:32 am
Fitzy is going to love this.
Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:01 pm
Who remembers when ron mercer was CRAZY nice? That wildcat team was one of the best one year teams ever. Antoine, Ron Mercer, Walter McCarty, Derek Anderson, Tony Delk (who was really underrated IMO, he was their no. 1 scorer, not antoine..) Whole starting 5 made the league.
Ron I still have love for you, but damn this was stupid.
Ron I still have love for you, but damn this was stupid.
Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:16 pm
funny part is, besides anderson they all ended up in boston
Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:35 pm
Heh, good point. And now you have Rondo.
Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:16 pm
im not here
Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:22 pm
maceo24 wrote:Who remembers when ron mercer was CRAZY nice? That wildcat team was one of the best one year teams ever. Antoine, Ron Mercer, Walter McCarty, Derek Anderson, Tony Delk (who was really underrated IMO, he was their no. 1 scorer, not antoine..) Whole starting 5 made the league.
Ron I still have love for you, but damn this was stupid.
Walter McCarty was the 6th man on that team I believe....Mark Pope, who also had a few years in the league, was their starting centre....
I can't remember the other guys....a guard named Epps seems to be familiar....apart from that, I'm not sure....
Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:10 am
Another bouncer, William Beels Jr., was punched in the face by Mercer,
Mercer is always dependable for instant offense.
Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:26 am
Kool Moe Dee wrote:Another bouncer, William Beels Jr., was punched in the face by Mercer,
Mercer is always dependable for instant offense.
ROFL. I literally laughed out loud. Not so good when you're at work..
@the X - I totally forgot about pope. Ill look up the epps guy though, cant remember him either. I know that Nazr Mohammed was on that team, but he was really young and didnt get much burn.
Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:35 am
The X wrote:I can't remember the other guys....a guard named Epps seems to be familiar....apart from that, I'm not sure....
You're thinking of Omar Epps, or "Dr. Eric Foreman" from House
And to sympathize with Fitzy....
From one man who loves a single NBA player to another, make sure you pick wisely. I myself will likely never have to worry about any assault charges because Kyle Korver grew up in rural Iowa and went to Creighton. He doesn't even play in Sunday games.
Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:35 pm
haha when I read this I thought of Fitzy. Haven't heard about him for a while ,didn't he sign with Maccabi Tel-Aviv?
Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:59 pm
You're thinking of Omar Epps, or "Dr. Eric Foreman" from House
What does Epps has to do with this? I thought he meant there was a player named Epps.
Funny. I was watching House just as reading this.
Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:30 am
Youknow, according to Love and Basketball he can really play...
Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:24 am
and he was a damn fine runninng back too, once he was able to hang onto the ball that is
Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:38 am
lol... add that a track star in higher learning...
He's like the decathlete of black actors.
He's like the decathlete of black actors.