Sebastian Telfair, a 2004 NBA Draft first-round selection, has faced multiple legal issues over the years.

Telfair was released from prison this week after serving time for a probation violation related to his 2023 NBA health care fraud conviction. The former Phoenix Suns guard served his term in the same federal prison that houses disgraced music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Telfair told TMZ Combs is maintaining a positive outlook as he serves his time.

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"Diddy's holding it down. He's doing what he gotta do. And where he's at, they're going to help him," Telfair told the outlet.

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Earlier this year, a jury found Combs guilty on two counts of transporting individuals for the purpose of prostitution. He was acquitted on more serious charges.

In October, a judge sentenced Combs to 50 months behind bars. He was subsequently transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to a federal prison in New Jersey known as Fort Dix, where Telfair also served his time.

Telfair also noted he "couldn’t imagine how Combs felt" considering the lifestyle he grew accustomed to after his rise to fame. However, the former pro basketball player said he believes this period of adjustment could prove beneficial for the Grammy Award winner.

In October 2021, Telfair was among 18 former NBA players charged with defrauding the league’s health care and welfare benefits plan in a scheme investigators said involved claiming fraudulent medical expenses.

Several years earlier, in April 2019, the former Portland Trail Blazers guard was convicted on one count of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The conviction stemmed from a January 2017 arrest.

The 40-year-old Telfair is now turning his attention to Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 basketball league, the Big3.

"No one knows this yet, but the contract is signed," he said. "I’m coming for the MVP."

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It’s common for players to announce they are heading to the pros from college — not the other way around.

But a recent report in basketball has fans baffled, as Nigerian center James Nnaji, the 31st overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, has committed to play at Baylor.

The 7-foot center will be able to play the second half of the Bears’ season, according to On3 Sports, as well as being granted four years of NCAA eligibility.

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How is this possible for someone who not only declared for the NBA Draft, but was taken in the first round in 2023?

Well, Nnaji never signed an NBA contract. When he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, Nnaji had his rights moved to the Charlotte Hornets. Then, in the Karl-Anthony Towns three-team deal, his rights moved to the New York Knicks.

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Nnaji never appeared in a regular-season NBA game, but instead decided to go overseas to continue his pro career. He played for FC Barcelona in Liga ACB in Spain. They mutually parted ways in August.

Then, Nnaji returned to the Knicks to play in the Summer League in Las Vegas, where he averaged 3.2 points and 3.6 rebounds over five games.

With the Bears being hurt in the front court — Maikcol Perez and Justin Bodo Bodo are both dealing with injuries — Nnaji will come in and should play significant minutes for Scott Drew’s team at Baylor.

Nnaji was just 18 years old when he was drafted and teams really liked his measurables with the hopes of developing his talent in the league.

"Nnaji’s measurable in terms of his size and length are impressive and he’s a big leaper who can finish above the rim, though he does present as something of a project for the Hornets," CBS Sports’ Kyle Boone wrote about Nnaji when he was taken in 2023.

Baylor is currently 9-2 to start the 2025-26 season.

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