He might be a knuckle-head still.
I'm not 100% sure right now, but I don't think he is in trouble with the law at all right now
If he was, I'm guessing we would have heard something about it by now, being that anytime an NBA player is in trouble with the law, all of the news stations and stuff, talk about it and always refer to who ever the player in trouble is, as an "NBA STAR". cracks me up everytime. Even when the player is just awful, or doesn't even start. haha
ex. "NBA Star...Ruben Patterson, was arrested early this morning, for........"