Former LA Laker Waives Extradition

Los Angeles - Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Javaris Crittenton waived his right to an extradition hearing today and will be transferred to Atlanta to face a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman.

During a brief hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Crittenton acknowledged that he was wanted in Atlanta. He was arrested Monday night at John Wayne Airport in Orange County. Atlanta authorities were expected to pick him up by Sept. 15.

He will remain jailed without bail until his is transferred to Georgia.

Crittenton, 23, of Fayetteville, Ga., is accused of shooting Julian Jones outside her home on Aug. 19. Georgia law enforcement officials said Crittenton was actually targeting someone he thought had stolen jewelry from him earlier in this year, FBI officials said.

Crittenton was chosen by the Lakers in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 1, 2008 in the deal that brought Pau Gasol to the Lakers.

In 2010, Crittenton pleaded guilty to misdemeanor gun possession and was placed on probation after getting into a locker-room dispute with Washington Wizards teammate Gilbert Arenas, with both players wielding guns. Crittenton and Arenas were suspended for the remainder of the season by NBA Commissioner David Stern.

Crittenton was released by the Charlotte Bobcats during training camp before the start of the 2010-2011 season. He then played five games with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association and 21 games with the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Development League.