A Georgia man sentenced to 12 years in jail for cheating millions of dollars from potential potential Basketball Hall.
Three-time defensive player of the year Dwight Howard testified in court that he gave Calvin Darden Jr. WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.
Howard was an eight-time All-Star selection and then learned that Darden was not the team’s owner when ESPN reported that the team had been sold to the Investor Group.
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Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic made a call in the preseason against the Miami Heat on December 21, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Darden and the sports agent also invited former NBA player Chandler Parsons to send $1 million, which should have helped the development of James Wiseman, who was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the second pick in the 2020 NBA draft, prosecutors said.
But the two didn’t know Wiseman, and the player never agreed to be represented by the agent. Wiseman played for the Indiana Pacers for the last time before being traded to the Toronto Raptors, who gave up on him earlier this year.
A federal court judge in Manhattan ordered Darden to confiscate $8 million on Thursday, and he earned several luxury goods with his rude gains, including a $3.7 million Atlanta mansion, $600,000 artwork from Jean-Michel-Michel Basquiat, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce.
Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers warmed up before the game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on March 18, 2022. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Darden was convicted by a jury in October on allegations of telegraph fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
He was previously sentenced to a New York federal prison for pretending to be his father, Cal Darden, and a former executive of the Atlanta-based United Parcel Service, who failed to buy Maxim Magazine.
Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers is in a game against the Orlando Magic on January 21, 2022 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. (Gary Bassing/nbae by Getty Image)
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Atlanta’s dream was once co-owned by former Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, but she was forced to sell after clashing with opponents of the players’ opposition to the league’s racial justice initiative.
Howard was the first NBA Draft in 2004 Orlando Magic.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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