Sept 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Former basketball star Rex Chapman, who pleaded guilty Friday to shoplifting items from an Apple Store in Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced to probation, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.
As part of the sentencing, Chapman agreed to pay back $15,128.30 to the store, half immediately and the other half by the end of his probation, and must serve 750 hours of community service.
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The Los Angeles Lakers signed guard Marcelo Huertas to a contract Wednesday.
Before joining the Lakers, Huertas spent the previous four seasons (2011-15) with Spanish power FC Barcelona, where he was a key piece on their 2011-12 and 2013-14 Spanish National Championship and 2013 Spanish National Cup-winning teams.