A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday on five counts by a federal jury in Manhattan of defrauding former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of a combined $8 million in 2021.
Calvin Darden Jr. was found guilty of fraud, bank fraud, money laundering and two different conspiracy counts. Darden was involved in multiple schemes with former NBA agent Charles Briscoe, who pleaded guilty to his role in the case last year.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Howard sent Darden a $7 million payment for what the former All-Star thought was part of an effort to purchase WNBA team the Atlanta Dream.