NBA: Mavs assistant coach arrested on assault charge
Darrell Armstrong, Celeste Northern, Kimberly Chandler and Tyson Chandler attend an in-store event hosted by David Yurman with Monta Ellis and Juanika Ellis benefiting Susan G. Komen October 29, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Peter Larsen/Getty Images for David Yurman/AFP
Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Darrell Armstrong was arrested Saturday and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The Dallas Police Department confirmed the arrest Sunday. The Mavericks said in a statement that they had suspended an unidentified employee.
“The Dallas Mavericks are aware of an incident involving a member of our staff and are gathering all relevant information surrounding the incident,” the team said in a statement Sunday.
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“We take this matter seriously. The employee has been placed on administrative suspension pending the outcome of legal proceedings. … We will refrain from further comment while proceedings are ongoing.”
Armstrong, 56, is accused of hitting another individual with a gun and threatening to shoot that individual, whom television station WFAA in Dallas identified as a woman. Dallas police were responding to a call in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Armstrong has worked as an assistant coach for the Mavericks since 2009. His NBA playing career (1994-2008) totaled 840 games for the Orlando Magic, the then-New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, the then-New Jersey Nets and Mavericks.
