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ATLANTA — Nearly $100,000 in cash was taken in a weekend burglary at the Atlanta home of former NBA player Vince Carter, according to an incident report released Wednesday by Atlanta Police.

Two guns and more than $16,000 was recovered later outside the 10,000-square-foot home in Atlanta’s affluent Buckhead neighborhood. Carter told police the recovered money was a small portion of $100,000 in cash he kept in a bag in a closet, the report said.

According to the report, Carter’s wife, Sondi Carter, was in bed with her two sons when she heard loud noises around 11:50 p.m. Sunday. They hid in a closet and she called 911, then texted her neighborhood patrol. A neighborhood patrol officer, who was the first law enforcement to arrive, saw a man fleeing in a black SUV but was unable to catch him, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Neither Sondi Carter, nor her children, were hurt, but police said a front window on the main house had been smashed. Outside, officers found “a large amount of $100 bills spilled on the ground,” along with a gold Desert Eagle pistol and a black Glock 26 pistol with an extended magazine, the report said. The Desert Eagle belonged to Carter, but investigators believe the Glock was carried by the suspect, the incident report said.

While in the closet, Carter later told police, she could hear someone rummaging through different rooms upstairs. According to the report, multiple rooms were in disarray and a gate at the top of the stairs had been broken off its hinges.

Fulton County property records show the home, built in 2016, is owned by Vince Carter, who played 22 seasons in the NBA before retiring with the Hawks in 2020. Carter bought the home, which sits on nearly an acre and a half of land, for nearly $7 million in August 2020, property records show.

A real estate listing described the property as a “family compound” with “state of the art home security” that includes 16 closed-circuit security cameras. A fence also appears to encircle the home, including an electronic gate across the driveway.

Police have not publicly identified a suspect, but the incident report said a fingerprint from the suspect was collected from the scene.

Carter, who now works as an NBA analyst for ESPN, has not responded to requests for comment from the newspaper.

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There are always deals and trades to be made ahead of the 2022 NBA draft (ESPN, Thursday at 8 p.m. ET). Up to now, they haven’t involved zoo animals.

In breaking NBA news Wednesday, the Memphis Zoo shipped Ja Raffe, a year-and-a-half-old male giraffe named after Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Contrary to earlier reports, the giraffe was not traded between the two zoos, according to officials at the Hogle Zoo. The Memphis Zoo will not receive an animal back.

“[Ja Raffe] was an offspring, so that means, more than likely, his parents will continue to reproduce,” Marilyn Hsiung, of the Hogle Zoo, told ESPN. “And when he’s of breeding age, he will be suggested to participate in the Species Survival Program, with our two female giraffes Stephanie and Minka here at Utah’s Hogle Zoo.”

The giraffe was born in November, 2020, to honor Morant who had won NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2020 season. That season, Morant was averaging 17.8 points per game. Since then, he has become a superstar in the league. Last season, he averaged 27.4 points per game and led the Grizzlies to the Western Conference Semifinals.

When the giraffe’s name was announced, Morant took to Twitter to toast the zoo’s new star.

Despite their newest animal being named after the star player of a Western Conference rival of the hometown Utah Jazz, the Hogle Zoo has no plans to change the giraffe’s name.

“I think we might have some really good opportunities with his name Ja Raffe, and we can still continue to make a strong connection with his name and that of Ja Morant,” Hsiung said.

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There are always deals and trades to be made ahead of the 2022 NBA draft (ESPN, Thursday at 8 p.m. ET). Up to now, they haven’t involved zoo animals.

In breaking NBA news Wednesday, the Memphis Zoo shipped Ja Raffe, a year-and-a-half-old male giraffe named after Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, to the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Contrary to earlier reports, the giraffe was not traded between the two zoos, according to officials at the Hogle Zoo. The Memphis Zoo will not receive an animal back.

“[Ja Raffe] was an offspring, so that means, more than likely, his parents will continue to reproduce,” Marilyn Hsiung, of the Hogle Zoo, told ESPN. “And when he’s of breeding age, he will be suggested to participate in the Species Survival Program, with our two female giraffes Stephanie and Minka here at Utah’s Hogle Zoo.”

The giraffe was born in November, 2020, to honor Morant who had won NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2020 season. That season, Morant was averaging 17.8 points per game. Since then, he has become a superstar in the league. Last season, he averaged 27.4 points per game and led the Grizzlies to the Western Conference Semifinals.

When the giraffe’s name was announced, Morant took to Twitter to toast the zoo’s new star.

Despite their newest animal being named after the star player of a Western Conference rival of the hometown Utah Jazz, the Hogle Zoo has no plans to change the giraffe’s name.

“I think we might have some really good opportunities with his name Ja Raffe, and we can still continue to make a strong connection with his name and that of Ja Morant,” Hsiung said.

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