Charges dropped in investigation of Bucks’ Larry Sanders

Sanders played in three regular season games before tearing a ligament in his thumb during a bar fight in downtown Milwaukee. The 6’11 shotblocking center, who has been out of action since Nov. 3, signed a four-year, $44 million contract extension this summer, but he found himself in the headlines prior to his legal incident -- Sanders was charged with two civil citations but had criminal charges against him dropped. Sanders publicly voiced displeasure about how coach Larry Drew was utilizing him.

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Although criminal charges were dropped against Sanders for his involvement in the bar fight, WISN was first to report on Wednesday that the Bucks center will be cited for assault and battery and disorderly conduct, both of which are municipal charges.

Sanders was accused of breaking bottles over the heads of two men and also throwing punches, but the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office initially said that, after a police investigation, it was unclear who started the fight and how it began.

According to the Racine Journal Times’ Gery Woelfel, that incident is a bar fight.

“We are aware of an incident from Saturday evening,” the Bucks said in a release. “The matter is under investigation and Larry Sanders is cooperating fully. At this time we will have no further comment.”