Last Modified: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 - 2:37 pm
Kings guard Tyreke Evans is among four men named in a wrongful death lawsuit in Delaware County in Pennsylvania, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The civil suit was filed by the family of Marcus Reason, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2007. Evans' cousin, Jamar Evans, was sentenced to 9-20 years after pleading guilty last January to third-degree murder and weapons charges.
Jamar Evans was 16 years-old at the time of the shooting.
The Inquirer reports the Reason family is seeking damages in excess of $50,000.
Tyreke Evans was driving the car but never charged with a crime. Authorities said Evans cooperated with the investigation.
Rasheen Blackwell and Dwayne Davis, friends of Evans, were also with him at the time of the shooting.
Evans said last June he discussed the incident with all the teams he met with before the NBA Draft.
"I didn't want to hide nothing from nobody," Evans said. "I wanted to be straight up because I wanted them to be straight up with me. I just thought I'd let them know the incident did happen."
The Kings knew about the incident and had no reservations about selecting Tyreke Evans with the fourth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He's rewarded the team with his play and is a leading candidate for NBA Rookie of the Year.
He is averaging 20.8 points, five rebounds and assists.
"The police and everybody involved seemed to believe he truly was not guilty of anything," said Kings coach Paul Westphal last June. "And everything you hear about him, no matter who you talk to, is that he's no trouble at all."
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