Duane Washington
Duane Eddy Washington Sr. (born August 31, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life. Washington is a graduate of Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School. College career. Washington played at Laredo Junior College, in Laredo, Texas, and Middle Tennessee State University Professional career. Washington was the 13th pick of the second round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. Washington's brief NBA career consisted of 19 games spanning two seasons: he played during the 1987–88 season with the New Jersey Nets. In October  1988, while a member of the Nets, Washington was suspended for two years for violating the substance-abuse agreement. In 1989, he won the CBA championship with the Tulsa Fast Breakers. During the 1992–93 season, Washington played with the Los Angeles Clippers. Washington also played professionally overseas with stints in France, Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Israel and Germany. Legal issues. On September 19, 2012, he was charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing injury after allegedly hitting a 70-year-old woman with his car on September 18 and leaving the scene of the accident. The  accident occurred along I-96 in Crockery Township, Michigan, near Spring Lake. In July 2013, Washington was sentenced to sixty days in jail. He was also placed under probation for eighteen months and ordered to perform community service. Personal life. Washington is the older brother of basketball coach and former player Derek Fisher and the father of professional basketball player Duane Washington Jr., who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA.