Ex-NBA veteran Blount faces prison sentence

HAMILTON, Ohio - Former NBA player Corie Blount has pleaded guilty to two felony marijuana possession charges in a plea bargain that could land him in prison for up to 10 years.

In exchange for his plea, prosecutors on Wednesday dropped two marijuana trafficking charges against the 40-year-old former University of Cincinnati star.

Sentencing was set for May 13 in Butler County Common Pleas Court.

Blount was arrested Dec. 4 after sheriff's deputies intercepted five kilograms of marijuana sent to him at a relative's home in southwest Ohio. They later searched Blount's home and say they found another eight kilograms of marijuana.

Blount was a first-round draft pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1993. In an 11-year NBA career, he also played for the Lakers, Cleveland, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Toronto.

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