James Worthy Made The 2nd Quarter After Being Released From Jail

“I heard the crowd, we all looked. There he was. It was beautiful. It was great of them to give him that ovation. That meant a lot. Whatever happened, we’re not concerned with.

He’s here. He played. He showed us a lot. He showed how much he cares about us. Everybody makes a mistake in their life but, hey, he’s our boy. I still love him, no matter what he did. I just hope everybody can forget it and rally behind him like this crowd.”

After the game, Worthy did not allow media members coverage to ask him about his arrest. However, he later changed his mind and spoke to the Los Angeles Times about his charges, and why he showed up to play.

“They’re the guys I’m with the most. They’re the guys who know me best. Any signs like that–I kinda expected it. These are my friends and . . . it happened. I didn’t want to run away from the situation. I wanted to run to it and play. The best place for me tonight was here.”