An Orange County jury Wednesday found a man guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of ex-Orlando Magic player Adreian ...

Lawrence Dority has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting of former Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne. Closing arguments began today in the trial of Lawrence Dority, who is ...

The trial begins for Lawrence Dority, accused of killing former NBA player Adreian Payne in 2022. Investigators say Payne was trying to break up a domestic dispute when he was shot. Dority claims ...

Former basketball star Adreian Payne was gunned down in Florida after authorities say he tried to intervene in a domestic violence dispute. Payne, 31, was pronounced dead at an Orlando hospital ...

Adreian Payne was a star big man on the Michigan State Spartans basketball team under Tom Izzo, went No. 15 overall in 2014 NBA draft ...

Rest Easy to my brother/Teammate @Adreian_Payne — Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) May 9, 2022 Chris Solari of The Detroit Free Press confirmed that Payne has died. He was 31.

That father figure came out again as Izzo looked back at how far Payne has come. "I think Adreian Payne, he went from a guy that didn't even like watching basketball, he never watched any games.

Payne was an All-Big Ten Second Team honoree each of his final two seasons with the Spartans. From 2010-2014, he 1,232 points to go along with 735 rebounds, 141 blocks, and 85 assists.

Michigan State's Adreian Payne averaged 10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds a game last season. (Robin Alam/Icon SMI) On the eve of the 2013 NBA draft, Michigan ...

Payne can appreciate hardship better than most. His mother died in his arms following a severe asthmatic attack with Payne desperately trying to find her inhaler. He was 13.

Not as hard as the decision Izzo now faces. Michigan State has survived without Payne thus far but hosts rival Michigan at 7 p.m. Saturday (ESPN). The No. 21 Wolverines (13-4, 5-0) are the highest ...