PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A former Portland Trail Blazer will spend eight years in prison for raping a woman at a Lake Oswego party. Ben McLemore was found guilty on Thursday, July 3, in a Clackamas County courtroom. He was found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of a woman at the home of former Blazer Robert Covington in October 2021.

An Oregon judge on Wednesday sentenced former NBA player Ben McLemore to over eight years in prison, a week after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman at a 2021 party at the home of a then-teammate.

Former Trail Blazer Ben McLemore was found guilty Thursday of raping a woman at a booze-fueled team party in Lake Oswego, capping an 11-day trial that saw testimony from two other ex-Blazer players. The jury of eight men and four women deliberated for about 10 hours before returning the verdict. -via Oregonian / July 3, 2025