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Former NBA Player Isaiah Rider Arrested After Allegedly Violating Protective Order

Published: 12/11/2025

NBA champion Isaiah Rider was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly violated a court order ... TMZ Sports has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us that the 54-year-old was arrested on December 4 and charged with one count of interfering with judicial proceedings. According to court…

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UNLV Legend Isaiah Rider Says 'Hey Reb!' Statue Had To Go, I Didn't Like It!

Published: 06/18/2020

Isaiah "J.R." Rider says UNLV's 'Hey Reb!' statue -- with ties to the Confederacy -- had to be removed ... telling TMZ Sports he's proud his alma mater "did the right thing." Rider was an absolute beast at University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the early '90s... and was named an All-American in 1993.…

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Isaiah Rider Says He's Ready For The BIG3, Ice Cube Should Holla At Him

Published: 06/02/2019

Ice Cube's BIG3 league is missing out on a major ex-NBA talent who says the league needs to give him a look ASAP ... like YESTERDAY, because he's SURE he has enough game left to compete. The man is Isaiah Rider ... who averaged 16.7 ppg over 9 NBA seasons -- a serious player -- and told us he…

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Isaiah Rider Allegedly Threatened to Pull Gun at Youth Basketball Tourney

Published: 05/25/2019

Isaiah Rider's wife was involved in a fight with another mom at a youth basketball tournament in Arizona ... with Isaiah allegedly threatening to get his gun from his car, this according to the police report. 48-year-old Rider -- who spent 9 seasons in the NBA -- is the head coach of the SkyRiders…

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Isaiah Rider -- I Invented the Through-the-Legs-Dunk ... and I WANT MY PROPS!

Published: 03/04/2014

Isaiah Rider DEMANDS his props ... telling TMZ Sports he REVOLUTIONIZED dunk contests forever when he pulled off the first ever between-the-legs jam ... and now, it's impossible to win without biting his style. The 1994 Slam Dunk champion was at the Westfield Culver City this weekend (where Kobe…

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Bill Bellamy -- Ken Griffey Jr. and Isaiah Rider DUNKED ALL OVER ME

Published: 12/16/2013

If someone's gonna posterize your ass on national TV ... it might as well be a former slam dunk champ coming off an assist from Ken Griffey Jr., so says Bill Bellamy, who actually speaks from experience. It all went down back in the early 90s on "Rock N Jock" -- that MTV show where entertainers…

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NBA Star Isaiah Rider -- The Proof Is in My Pee

Published: 10/09/2011

Former NBA Slam Dunk champion Isaiah "J.R." Rider claims he's been nothing less than a model parolee -- and last month, he proved it ... with his pee. As we previously reported, Rider was arrested this week for a probation violation -- after allegedly failing to complete several probation…

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NBA Star Isaiah Rider's Wife -- He's Being Targeted By a 'She-Devil, Man-Hater'

Published: 10/07/2011

Isaiah Rider's wife believes the former NBA star is the victim of a "she-devil, man-hating" probation officer ... who has been out to get her husband simply because he's famous. TMZ spoke with Vanessa Rider, who tells us ... Isaiah's P.O. has been "abusing her power" -- and has been blocking his…

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Isaiah Rider -- Arrested for Ditching Class

Published: 10/06/2011

Former NBA Slam Dunk champion Isaiah "J.R." Rider is a total flake who blew off his required domestic violence classes and failed to complete 90 hours of community service ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ. Rider -- who was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife last year -- was…

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Isaiah Rider in Court -- Why the Hell am I Here?! [Video]

Published: 10/06/2011

Former NBA star Isaiah Rider had NO IDEA what he did to get himself arrested in Arizona this week -- and during his court appearance on Tuesday, he was trying to get some answers. As TMZ first reported, Rider was arrested and locked up on a no-bail hold in Maricopa County this week for violating…

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Former NBA Star Isaiah Rider -- Arrested in Arizona

Published: 10/06/2011

Former NBA 1st round draft pick Isaiah "J.R." Rider was arrested in Arizona this week for violating his probation ... TMZ has learned. Rider -- who played in the NBA from 1993 to 2001 -- is currently behind bars in Maricopa County on a no-bail hold. It's unclear why police believe Rider violated…

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