Ben McLemore was given a prison sentence of more than eight years after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman in 2021

An Oregon judge has sentenced former NBA player Ben McLemore to more than eight years in prison for raping a woman at a house party in 2021.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A former Portland Trail Blazer will spend eight years in prison for raping a woman at a Lake Oswego party. Ben McLemore was found guilty on Thursday, July 3, in a Clackamas County courtroom. He was found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of a woman at the home of former Blazer Robert Covington in October 2021.