Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair recounts jail stint alongside Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sebastian Telfair, a 2004 NBA Draft first-round selection, has faced aggregate ineligible issues implicit the years.

Telfair was released from situation this week aft serving clip for a probation usurpation related to his 2023 NBA wellness attraction fraud conviction. The erstwhile Phoenix Suns defender served his word successful the aforesaid national situation that houses disgraced euphony mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Telfair told TMZ Combs is maintaining a affirmative outlook arsenic helium serves his time.

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Former NBA subordinate Sebastian Telfair departs aft being arraigned successful national tribunal Oct. 7, 2021, successful New York City. Telfair was 1 of 18 radical indicted for allegedly trying to defraud the NBA's healthcare plan. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

"Diddy's holding it down. He's doing what helium gotta do. And wherever he's at, they're going to assistance him," Telfair told the outlet.

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Earlier this year, a assemblage recovered Combs blameworthy connected 2 counts of transporting individuals for the intent of prostitution. He was acquitted connected much superior charges.

In October, a justice sentenced Combs to 50 months down bars. He was subsequently transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center successful Brooklyn to a national situation successful New Jersey known arsenic Fort Dix, wherever Telfair besides served his time.

Rapper Sean Combs attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones astatine Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts March 4, 2018, successful Beverly Hills, Calif.   (John Shearer/Getty Images)

Telfair besides noted helium "couldn’t ideate however Combs felt" considering the manner helium grew accustomed to aft his emergence to fame. However, the erstwhile pro hoops subordinate said helium believes this play of accommodation could beryllium beneficial for the Grammy Award winner.

In October 2021, Telfair was among 18 erstwhile NBA players charged with defrauding the league’s wellness attraction and payment benefits program successful a strategy investigators said progressive claiming fraudulent aesculapian expenses.

Phoenix Suns defender Sebastian Telfair drives the shot up the tribunal during a crippled against the Utah Jazz astatine US Airways Center Jan. 4, 2013, successful Phoenix, Ariz. (Jennifer Stewart/USA Today Sports)

Several years earlier, successful April 2019, the erstwhile Portland Trail Blazers defender was convicted connected 1 number of second-degree transgression possession of a weapon. The condemnation stemmed from a January 2017 arrest.

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The 40-year-old Telfair is present turning his attraction to Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 hoops league, the Big3.

"No 1 knows this yet, but the declaration is signed," helium said. "I’m coming for the MVP."

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