Adam, the son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has been sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty in the 2020 stabbing of his neighbor in Southern California.
At a hearing this week, Adam pleaded guilty to four counts, including two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. He had faced the possibility of years in prison, but the judge handed down the jail term and probation instead.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer strongly objected to the sentence. “This slap on the wrist is an absolute miscarriage of justice,” Spitzer said in a statement.
Prosecutors say the case began in June 2020, when Adam, then 29, got into an argument over trash cans with his 60 year old neighbor Raymond. Prosecutors allege Adam stabbed Raymond several times in the head, neck, back and side. In a civil lawsuit against Adam, Raymond said his injuries nearly killed him.
Spitzer said the victim still lives with the trauma of the attack every time he steps into his front yard. Adam is scheduled to report to jail in January.
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