Lakers great Byron Scott accused of sexually assaulting minor in 1987
Former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott is being sued by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her in 1987, when he was 26 and she was 15 years old.
The woman claims the assault occurred at a team event at her Campbell Hall High School in Los Angeles. The suit was originally filed in December 2022, but it was amended on May 1 to accuse Scott of sexual battery and false imprisonment.
The amendment names Scott in the complaint for the first time after he previously...