Wallace Arrested After Violating Court Order

Washington Bullets rookie forward Rasheed Wallace, who is sidelined with a broken left thumb, was arrested during the weekend in North Carolina and charged with misdemeanor assault.

The team’s top draft pick was arrested Sunday and charged after allegedly failing to obey a restraining order filed against him by Chiquita Bryant, Durham, N.C., police said. Bryant is Wallace’s ex-girlfriend and mother of his son Ishmiel, according to police.

“It was just an unfortunate incident between Rasheed and the mother of his child regarding some visitation situation,” Bill Strickland, Wallace’s agent, said Monday night before the Bullets’ game against Miami in Landover, Md.

The 6-foot-10 Wallace is scheduled to make a court appearance May 7. However, Strickland said he expected the couple to reach an understanding before then.

Carlos Rogers will miss the rest of the NBA season after being put on the injured list by the Toronto Raptors. The 6-foot-11 forward suffered a neck strain in a Saturday loss to the New York Knicks.