Darrell Armstrong - Definition and Overview

Darrell Armstrong (born June 22, 1968 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an NBA basketball player.

Armstrong played college basketball at Fayetteville State University. After college he was not drafted by the NBA, but played in the Global Basketball Association and United States Basketball League as well as in Europe. He first signed with the NBA as a free agent for the Orlando Magic in 1995. He won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1999 and subsequently became the starting point guard for the Magic. During the 2004 off-season, Armstrong signed with the New Orleans Hornets as a free agent. He was traded by the Hornets to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Dan Dickau and a second round draft pick on December 3, 2004.

On July 7, 2003, he was arrested after an incident outside an Orlando night club. He was subsequently charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, but the case was eventually dismissed.

External Links

• Darrell Armstrong's Player Page on NBA.com (http://www.nba.com/playerfile/darrell_armstrong)
• www.darrellarmstrong.com (http://www.darrellarmstrong.com/home.asp)
• dismissal of assault charges (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1676231)