When you’re a free agent trying to latch on to a bench role on a team, a very public arrest and court case is going to keep teams away from you. That is what Dante Cunningham faced. The free agent who played with Minnesota last year had been arrested on some ugly domestic violence charges (choking his girlfriend), that led to him getting booed by home fans at the end of last season then no team going near him in free agency this summer. Monday, all those charges were dismissed. His job search will now start in earnest. The Associated Press had the details. But Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman issued a statement on Monday saying that “based on further investigation, there is not proof beyond a reasonable doubt for the charged offense.” “In the deepest part of my heart, I knew what happened. I knew the situation and I knew I was going to be cleared,” Cunningham told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Monday evening. “I was hoping that all would’ve been done before the season ended. But God has a plan and here I am today and just ready to go forward.” Read more http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....tic-case-dismissed-now-he-tries-to-find-team/
