Report: Former NBA all-star Brandon Roy shot in leg

Nathan Hale High School head coach and former NBA all-star Brandon Roy talks with an official. (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)

Former three-time NBA all-star Brandon Roy was shot in the leg over the weekend outside of his grandmother’s home near Los Angeles, according to Sam Amick of USA Today.

Roy, who is now the head coach of Nathan Hale High School’s basketball team in Seattle, was reportedly shielding kids as a bystander when the gun fire went off. He was treated in Southern California, but has since returned to Washington to recover from the incident.

The 32-year-old played the majority of his NBA career for the Portland Trail Blazers, who have released a statement after hearing of Roy’s heroic act:

“Like many others, we’re just learning of the injury suffered by former Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy in a shooting over the weekend in California. According to those reports, Brandon was wounded as a bystander, but is expected to recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brandon and his family during this time.”

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