Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was briefly detained Tuesday while at an airport in the Bahamas on suspicion of being in possession of a “very small amount of marijuana,” according to his lawyer.
No additional details were provided in the statement beyond the nature of the suspicion and that the detention was brief.
What we know
Ayton’s lawyer said the incident occurred Tuesday at a Bahamas airport and involved suspicion related to a small amount of marijuana. The lawyer characterized the detention as brief.
Ayton is a center for the Lakers.