Ex-NBA player Desmond Mason arrested on felony theft warrant

Police in Oklahoma City arrested Mason on Thursday on a felony warrant for theft of property that stemmed from an incident that started back in spring 2025, according to multiple reports.

Oklahoma City police arrested Mason in a downtown section of OKC known as Bricktown and he was taken to the Oklahoma County Detention Center, but before he was booked, he was transported to a local hospital to treat a medical issue, News9 in Oklahoma City reported.

Mason was booked and listed as a flight risk.

A couple from Collin County, Texas, filed a police report in January with the Melissa Police Department after they claimed they hired Mason in March 2025 to frame a piece of sports memorabilia, paying the 10-year NBA vet $9,822.86 to do so.

The memorabilia and authentication documents were valued at roughly $40,000.

Mason allegedly sent the couple proof he completed the job in April of that year and was going to deliver the finished product, but then cut off communication with them.

By January of this year, Mason was said to have begun re-engaging with the couple, trying to explain the delay.

The warrant for Mason’s arrest was issued in February.

This is not the first time Mason has ended up in jail, having been thrown behind bars for contempt of court stemming from his divorce proceedings with his ex-wife Andrea Mason.

Mason spent 10 years in the NBA after he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000 and became the first player in franchise history to win the NBA dunk contest during the 2000-01 season.

He was traded to the Bucks in 2003, where he played until 2005, and was traded again to the New Orleans Hornets.

Mason returned to the Bucks for a second stint ahead of the 2007-08 season and then played the 2008-09 season with the Thunder.

He appeared in just five games for the Kings in 2009 before he was waived in early November of the 2009-10 season.