Former NBA, Michigan State star Adreian Payne shot, killed

ORLANDO, Fla. –

Adreian, a former Michigan State basketball star and NBA player, was killed in an accident. He was 31.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office saidPayne was shot at around 1:34 a.m. Monday by deputies. He was taken to a hospital and declared dead.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Dority (29), was at the scene. After being interviewed by homicide detectives, he was arrested for first-degree murder.

Over four seasons in Atlanta, Minnesota, and Orlando, Payne was a part of 107 NBA games. He averaged four points and three assists per game. Payne was drafted by the Hawks as No. In 2014, the Hawks drafted him No. 15. They traded him to Minnesota, where he was expected to average 6.7 points per game and 5.1 rebounds.

After an ESPN report on sexual assault allegations against former football and basketball players at the school, The Magic released the 6-foot-10 forward.

Payne had played for Juventus in Lithuania professionally earlier in the year. He also played in Turkey. France. Greece. China.

Payne, a native of Dayton in Ohio, played in 94 of 138 games during four seasons under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, Michigan State. In the 2013-14 season, Payne averaged 16.4 and 7.3 points respectively.

Brandon Wood was a college teammate. saidPayne had kept in touch, talking with him even last month about his plans for a non-fungible token.

“He was looking to start an NFT tied to the Spartans,” Wood saidInterview via telephone. “I’ll never forget the good times I had with him and Draymond (Green) when we were roommates. If you ever spent time around AP, you understood that he had a really big heart and he cared about people.”

Payne met Lacey Holsworth, an 8-year-old cancer-stricken girl, while in college. Payne spoke at her April 2014 memorial service.

“I’ve had my moments when I’ve been mad at AP because he didn’t do something right,” Izzo saidInterview with the Big Ten Network in 2014. “I’ve been happy with him, I’ve been proud of him, I’ve been disappointed. All the other things that can go on in coaching. But until the day I die, I’ll never forget those couple of scenes that I was privileged to be part of thanks to him.”