Hall of Famer Ray Allen appeared in a Miami courtroom on Wednesday after failing to fulfill his duties as a juror for a trial that took place while he was in Boston to attend former teammate Kevin Garnett’s jersey retirement ceremony. Allen was issued a $1,000 fine for his absence, according to Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald.
Allen was chose among 14 permanent and alternate jurors in a deadly carjacking trial, which wrapped up on Tuesday after guilty verdicts were levied against the defendant for fatally shooting the car’s driver.
Allen’s attorney, William McCue, issued an apology on behalf of Allen, calling his absence the result of a “complete misunderstanding.