Jack Givens is one of my favorite NBA commentator. When I purchased the NBA League Pass pacakage....I got to see Givens work the Orlando Magic games [as well as his work on TNT]. To me, he is one of the most informative, yet non-condesending announcers in hoops today. He explains the action.....sets up what is happening...and gives you first-rate analysis to why certain things are going on.
Then I read this from the Orlando Sentinel:
Popular Orlando Magic television commentator Jack "Goose" Givens was arrested late Monday on charges of sexual battery and lewd molestation of a 14-year-old girl, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Givens, 47, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Monday, said Cpl. Carlos Torres, a sheriff's spokesman. Givens is expected to go before a judge this morning for his first court appearance. He was being held on $25,000 bail.
The Sheriff's Office released few details about the incident late Monday but has scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. today.
Torres said Orange County sheriff's sex-crimes investigators went to Givens' home in Windermere on Monday with a search warrant and seized his computer.
Joel Glass, director of media relations for the Magic, would not comment on the arrest.
"We reserve comment until we know more specific details," he said.
Neither representatives from the Sunshine Network, which broadcasts Magic games, nor anyone in Givens' home could be reached for comment late Monday.
Torres said the girl reported that Givens assaulted her several times June 18 at her home. She contacted the Sheriff's Office on June 23 to report the incident.
"Givens came to the victim's home to assist her with her basketball game. The alleged assault(s) occurred after the basketball lesson," Torres said in a written statement.
Givens has been associated with the Magic since 1989. He previously was a celebrated University of Kentucky basketball player, once scoring 41 points versus Duke in the 1978 NCAA Tournament.
In 1978, Givens was the first-round draft choice of the Atlanta Hawks.
He has been an analyst for several television networks including Turner Sports, NBC and ESPN.
If all of this is true....it is very disturbing.
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any update on this, has there been a hearing or a trail??? Too nice of a guy, very odd if this is true...
nope.. he was at a signing i went to recently... they ended up not getting any dirt on him so, i guess the girl was lying.. assanine girl, the goose is cool.
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