Former NBA Star James "Fly" Williams Has Been Arrested For Running a A Drug Ring Along With 13 Other People

Former NBA Star James "Fly" Williams Has Been Arrested For Running a A Drug Ring Along With 13 Other People

BHR Hollywood Reports.............Former pro basketball player is accused of dealing drugs as a part of a ring involving a dozen others in his former Brooklyn neighborhood. 

James "Fly" Williams , who played professionally in the 1970's before retiring used his fame in his old Brownsville Neighborhood to sell heroin, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. 

Williams played in the American Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association. He Wad drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers during the merger but never signed. 

13 people charged With The Drug Ring

He returned to Brownsville and parkayed that fame in the neighborhood where he was known as a street ball legend. He was listed ass NO. 3 on the Street Basketball Association's list of "50 Greatest Street BallersOf All Time" ." 

The D.A. Said he made  $2,000 to $3,000 a day selling heroin in the same neighborhood. 

His son was also charged as a part of the conspiracy, which came to 13 total arrest.