Raptors' Terance Davis charged with assault, criminal mischief for allegedly punching ex

Toronto Raptors rookie Terence Davis was recently arrested after allegedly punching his ex-girlfriend. Raptors guard was arrested on Tuesday night (EST) in New York City. As per police reports, Davis has been arrested for assaulting a woman and criminal mischief. 

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Raptors rookie Terence Davis arrested after allegedly punching his girlfriend

How was Terence Davis ex-girlfriend injured?

As per reports, police said that incident occurred at around 10:00 PM EST on Tuesday in an apartment on Manhattan's East Side. As per detective Sophia Mason's statement, Davis hit woman in face, hurting her eye in process, while also grabbing her phone and breaking its screen. 20-year-woman was reportedly visiting Davis, where both got into a "verbal spat".

On Wednesday (Thursday IST), Davis was reportedly facing seven charges – assault, attempted assault, endangering welfare of a child, criminal mischief and aggravated harassment. complaint filed added that woman's son – who was standing near her – fell when Davis hit her. next court date has been set for December 11. 

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Terence Davis assault case: What are Terence Davis charges?

As per reports, defence attorney Greg Esposito states that Davis denies charges, but has declined to comment orwise. 23-year-old was released on his "own recognizance". Raptors director of media relations Jennifer Quinn commented on matter. “We are aware of reports and are seeking more information," Quinn said in a statement to Postmedia. 

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Davis was previously under spotlight after he shared some COVID-19 conspiracy ories on his social media accounts. In August, team's senior leadership had reprimanded him for arriving at game in Orlando bubble with a mask which had a hole in it. While backlash had been milder back n, Davis was called out by fans on Twitter after his arrest. Many were confused as to why he would take such a step and affronted by idea of a woman and child being hurt. 

Terence Davis stats and rookie campaign

Surprisingly, Davis – who was a star at Ole Miss – went undrafted in 2019. However, Raptors drafted him after impressive performances at Las Vegas Summer League and NBA's combine. He earned a spot on team's rotation and was selected in All-Rookie second-team. He averd 7.5 points during regular season and scored 7.2 points per game during postseason at Walt Disney World. His contract is n-guaranteed for 2020-21 season until free ncy starts in vember. 

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