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The Boston Celtics' Terrence Williams was arrested Sunday after he allegedly brandished a gun and made threats during a child custody exchange.

The mother of Williams' 10-year-old son told police in Kent, Washington, that Williams had a visit scheduled with his son. During the child-custody exchange in a parking lot, the mother and Williams began arguing, which escalated into Williams allegedly pulling out a firearm, according to the Kent Reporter.

Williams fled the scene before police arrived, but was later located and taken into custody. What legal consequences could he potentially face?

Lakers star Kobe Bryant's latest lawsuit involves a bitter family dispute against Goldin Auctions LLC and his mother Pamela.

The dispute involves some memorabilia that she intended to sell for profit, including jerseys from Kobe's high school days and two NBA All-Star rings, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. A federal judge has set a mediation session in an attempt to settle the suit before trial, currently set for June 17.

It's no wonder that efforts have been made to resolve the matter sooner, as there's a whole mess of legal concerns that would need to be dealt with if the case went to trial.

Lakers point guard Steve Nash is ready to defend himself in a child support battle with his ex-wife, as he told a judge Monday that she got rich enough when they divorced.

The NBA veteran informed the court that his ex-wife Alejandra Amarilla doesn't need any more money for child support because she made millions in the divorce settlement, reports TMZ.

The hearing Monday was an appeal to a prior ruling from an Arizona judge that Amarilla was not entitled to child support for their three children, and it appears the divorce battle is far from over.

The FBI has gotten involved in the Rutgers basketball scandal involving coach Mike Rice. Surprisingly, the target of the FBI investigation is whistleblower Eric Murdock, and possible extortion charges, and not Rice himself.

Before the video of Rice abusing players was leaked to ESPN, a lawyer representing Murdock allegedly reached out to Rutgers University and demanded $950,000. Murdock had been an assistant coach under Rice and had just been recently terminated, reports The New York Times.

The university failed to pay the money to Murdock and the assistant coach eventually leaked the video of Rice kicking players, throwing basketballs at them, and taunting them with homophobic slurs.

Miami Heat star Chris Bosh was surprised on his 29th birthday -- less by a lavish Moroccan-themed bash and more by his home being burglarized.

The birthday boy had about $479,000 worth of watches, rings, purses and cash stolen from his home, The Miami Herald reports. Bosh was out celebrating at the time.

Several media outlets are referring to the incident as a "robbery," which is legally inaccurate. Here's why the theft constitutes burglary, and not robbery -- or possibly neither:

Rutgers has finally fired basketball coach Mike Rice.

The firing comes after ESPN aired video clips of Rice shoving, grabbing, and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.

The video quickly went viral and led to outrage on social media, as well as from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and NBA stars like Lebron James. Rice was originally suspended for only three games for his actions. But faced with mounting criticism, the state college of New Jersey decided to terminate Rice.

Former Seattle Sonic Robert Swift lost his home to foreclosure last year, but he didn't move out.

With the new owners ready to move in, there was some speculation as to how authorities would get the seven-footer out of his mansion. This was especially worrisome given reports that Swift kept a large cache of weapons and alcohol.

This past weekend, though, Swift quietly moved out. The home's new owners say they were shocked by what he left behind, reports Seattle's KOMO-TV.

Michael Jordan is slamming a paternity lawsuit brought against him, and is asking a court to dismiss the suit.

Pamela Smith claims the NBA great is the father of her 16-year-old son. But Jordan says the teen's paternity has already been "conclusively established" in previous divorce proceedings between Smith and her ex-husband. Jordan claims that proves he is not the boy's father.

Along with seeking a dismissal of the paternity lawsuit, the 50-year-old NBA Hall of Famer has brought a counterclaim against Smith for making false claims, reports The Associated Press.

Duke men's basketball team doesn't lose very often. But when they do, it's become common for the opposing team's fans to storm the court in celebration.

After Thursday's loss at Virginia, the first sellout crowd at Virginia all year stormed the court. At the time, Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his players were still on the court, and they had to battle through the surge to get to the locker room, reports ESPN.

While appreciating the fact that opposing teams will want to celebrate, Coach K expressed concern over his and his players' safety. He said that he has no problems with college kids storming the court, but that security staff should get his team off the court first.

Teenagers do dumb things. Just look at what happened to a girls basketball team in Maine whose members decided to pose on Facebook while giving a Nazi salute.

We've all joked about things that are not politically correct. However, the difference with teens today are that they have ways to memorialize their dumb acts forever, and for everyone to see.

When word of the photo got back to the high school principal, he took immediate disciplinary action against the students, reports The Bangor Daily News. The discipline may have come down especially swift, given that this is the second time this school year that the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district has dealt with anti-Semitic actions.