During the 1990’s on the hardwood court, Shawn Kemp was the Reign Man in a Seattle Supersonics uniform. Kemp played the power forward position, and he made it rain on the opponents doing the dirty work and putting points on the scoreboard with powerful dunks. Kemp was a six-time NBA all-star. In 1996, Kemp and Gary Payton would get the Sonics to the NBA finals only to fall as another victim to Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls. After 8 seasons in Seattle, Kemp would move on to Cleveland and play for the Cavaliers. Suddenly the Reign Man seemed to make it rain at the local doughnut shop putting on massive weight as he was never the same basketball player who was drafted in the first round in 1989. The Reign Man would lead the league in snacks and children with different mothers. When his NBA career came to an end, Kemp would have some troubles with the law like he did this past week. Kemp, who is 53 years old, was involved in a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington.

The Reign Man is facing felony charge over a shooting involving two vehicles. Shawn Kemp is claiming self-defense after confronting a person about a stolen phone. The Reign Man tracked his I-phone to this individual as tempers flared and weapons were drawn & shots were fired. The incident took place at a Tacoma mall about 30 miles south of Seattle. Around 2pm local Washington time, officers responded to report over the radio that shots were fired. The police report says one of the drivers fired off several rounds at the other’s car. The Pierce County Corrections reports say that Kemp was booked into jail with suspicion of a felony drive by shooting charge. No charges have been filed on the X-NBA star until the investigation is complete. Kemp’s lawyer chimed in saying his client fired his gun after being shot at.

This was not Shawn Kemp’s first rodeo with the law. In 2005, Kemp was arrested with another man in Shoreline, Washington as Police found them having a pistol and some cocaine with 60 grams of marijuana. Then in 2006, Kemp was found with the Hemp in Houston, Texas. Kemp stayed in the Washington area after his 14-year basketball career. Kemp did six seasons outside Seattle as he played 3 seasons in Cleveland, 2 seasons in Portland, and 1 season in Orlando. The Reign Man scored 15,347 points in a storied NBA career in which he averaged 14.6 points per game. Kemp was also a guy that could block shots and get the rebounds which made him an all around star on the hardwood courts in the NBA. Kemp finished his career with 8,834 rebounds which averaged out 8.4 boards per game. Kemp blocked 1,279 shots in which he averaged 1.2 swats on his victims per game. Kemp has also scored with 6 different mummies as he racked up seven children in which two of his sons played college ball. Kemp tried several comebacks in the NBA after his last season in Orlando probably needing money to pay off his child support. Kemp was too fat, too slow, and too old by then to be playing professional basketball. Kemp would open up a sports bar in the Washington area which closed in 2015. However, Kemp has been having success in the hemp business which seems like his second love. Where does Hemp come in before or after basketball, or before or after making it reign in the bedroom? Did we forget to mention doughnuts. Kemp opened up a cannabis dispensary in 2020 at which his former teammate, Gary Payton, was on hand for the grand opening. Kemp has done well as rumors of a second store is in the works. Kemp has also been part of a group trying to get a NBA franchise back to Seattle. This is after the Supersonics left the state of Washington, moved to Oklahoma City, and turned into the Thunder. Will the Reign Man be detained after the investigation is complete is the biggest question as the prison system lacks potential new mummies especially in men’s prison? Hope the Reign Man’s final chapter is not up in smoke.