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Former NBA player Kyle Singler made some wild claims in a concerning video on social media Saturday. In the explicative-laden rant posted to Instagram, Singler — who looks visually distraught and disheveled — alleges that people are taking his money, along with claiming that his child is being abused. “I don’t feel safe,” Singler said. “I’ve got people in my life taking my money — this is a message to everybody in my life who has been messing with me. My child is being sexually, physically, emotionally, spiritually abused. Shame on everybody that knows me that’s not helping, not intervening. F–k y’all. Duke, Medford (Oregon), everybody.”
Singler, 37, then says that he is currently homeless and that his child is being used as a “weapon” against him. “I have people in my life f–king me, and nobody’s there,” he added. “I’m on my own, homeless, and people are just feeding off me…My child has been a weapon against me, I’m not apologetic for living my life out of love — being there for people I want to be around.”
Kyle Singler, 37, acknowledges that people may think he's hit rock bottom. "These are all moments in time," the former Detroit Pistons and Oklahoma City Thunder small forward said in an interview Oct. 29. "I don't care about what people think." He denied assaulting his girlfriend. "I'm not a bad person," he told The Oklahoman. He also said the "deep state" is targeting him. "Absolutely. I have been posting it on my social media," he added. Asked why, he said, "Because I have money, I have a voice and I have influence."
In the interview, Singler said his time with the Thunder was uncomfortable and that he experimented in Oklahoma with a drug called DMT. "I was going through a lot, wasn't performing well, hit probably a low point in my life," he said. DMT is a hallucinogen that produces intense visual hallucinations, auditory distortions and an altered sense of time and body image, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. It has no approved medical use in the United States and was popular as a drug of abuse in the 1960s.
Prosecutors allege in the charge that he grabbed his then girlfriend by the head and pushed her to the ground "with force and violence" on Oct. 23 in the presence of their young daughter. He was arrested that afternoon outside a house in Whitefield, an eastern Oklahoma town that had a population of 371 in the 2020 census. He is free on a $6,000 bond. His girlfriend reported "Mr. Singler wanted to have sex with her and she refused so Mr. Singler stated he would just rape her and then started assaulting her," a sheriff's deputy wrote in a court affidavit.
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Former NBA star Kyle Singler has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Police in Whitehead, Oklahoma received a call on Thursday from a woman who said she was being chased by former Pistons and Thunder star Singler. She told officers he was her live-in boyfriend and was trying to 'get' her child, whom he is the father of, News on 6 reported. Officers said Singler appeared to be under the influence of drugs. The woman told police he wanted to have sex with her. When she refused, he allegedly threatened to rape her before pushing her to the ground and assaulting her.
Police in Haskell County, Oklahoma, arrested former NBA and Duke basketball player Kyle Singler on Thursday after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. The police, who allege Singler was under the influence of drugs at the time of arrest, received a call from the woman alleging that Singler chased her and tried to "get" her child.
The troubles continue for ex-NBA forward Kyle Singler. Singler got arrested this week in Haskell County, Oklahoma, Lori Fullbright of News On 6 in Tulsa reported on Thursday. The now 37-year-old Singler was arrested for domestic violence, Fullbright adds.
The concerning videos that former NBA player Kyle Singler has been posting to social media this month have caught the attention of local authorities, TMZ Sports has learned. A spokesperson for the Medford Police Department in Oregon tells us ... cops "are aware" of the vids Singler's been putting up on his Instagram page this past week -- though the rep did not release any further information.
The National Basketball Players Association has connected with former Duke star and NBA player Kyle Singler’s family after he said he fears for his life in a cryptic Instagram video he posted on Tuesday. “We are in contact with Kyle’s family,” Sarah Houseknecht, a spokeswoman for the NBPA, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday morning. “As with all current and former members of the NBPA, we offer any and all support to players, whether through their biggest successes or times of challenge.”
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A pair of videos shared recently by former NBA and Duke player Kyle Singler sparked concern for his well-being, including from other notable figures in the basketball world. In the videos, posted Monday and Tuesday on Singler’s Instagram account, the 36-year-old said he feared for his life and was “being held hostage.”
“I feel like my voice is getting silenced, and every day, s--- is being thrown my way and my community, f---ed,” Singler said in the first video. “I have been mistreated and abused. Neglected, made into a mental example and I fear for my life. Every day. And people in my community make me look out as if I’m going to be someone that’s gonna be a problem and make things difficult for people, when I’m only trying to be helpful.”
Rylan Stiles: Friday and Saturday, the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted its third annual Legacy Weekend, inviting former Thunder players back to enjoy a game, connect with each other and the community. Friday, 16 former players including Thabo Sefolosha (2009-14), Nick Collison (2008-18), Johan Petro (2008-09), Nenad Krstić (2008-11), Kyle Singler (2015-18), Nazr Mohammed (2011-12), Eric Maynor (2009-13), DJ White (2008-11), Steven Hill (2008-09), Daequan Cook (2010-12), Kyle Weaver (2008-10), Morris Peterson (2010-11), Mike Wilks (2008-09), Lazar Hayward (2011-12), Damien Wilkins (2008-09), and Desmond Mason (2008-09) attended the Thunder vs Wizards game and were recognized in-game. Saturday, several former players along with current players Jaylin Williams and Cason Wallace visited the Northeast Health and Wellness Center to lead a basketball clinic for seniors. From the Thunder: pic.twitter.com/eoI2jAxiId