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Houston Rockets player Kevin Porter Jr.<\/strong> was arrested on Monday … after allegedly hitting his girlfriend and putting his hands around her neck.<\/p>\n Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports<\/strong> the incident happened at the Millennium Hotel in New York.<\/p>\n We’re told police responded to a call of a dispute around 6:45 AM … and at the scene, cops observed a laceration above the 26-year-old woman’s right eye and noticed there was blood on her face.<\/p>\n The woman — who also complained of neck pain — claimed KPJ struck her multiple times throughout her body during the physical altercation. EMS responded to the scene … and the girlfriend was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.<\/p>\n Porter is currently behind bars in New York on assault and strangulation charges.<\/p>\n Our sources claim Porter’s girlfriend was upset over how long he stayed out earlier in the night … so she locked the doors to keep him from entering their room when he got back.<\/p>\n We’re told KPJ eventually got into the room with help from hotel security … and the alleged altercation ensued minutes later. Witnesses say the girlfriend ran out to the hallway of the hotel and screamed for help.<\/p>\n KPJ — the 30th overall pick out of 2019 NBA draft — has played for the Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers so far in his career … averaging 19.2 points and 5.7 assists a game for Houston last season.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/4by3\/2023\/09\/11\/8f3f515a62e3446cb6fc66324720ecd3_md.jpg\")
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