A missing woman, an N.B.A. hopeful and an arrest that shocked a team
“Never in a million years would I have guessed what was coming.”
From The Times
October 1, 2025

In 2023, Chance Comanche, a promising basketball player, was accused of kidnapping and murdering a young woman. His teammates wondered: “What happened when we were in Las Vegas?”

A profile shot of Chance Comanche in an orange jumpsuit behind bars.

Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM, via Reuters

Once you begin unraveling the story, one teammate said, “people pull up chairs and start listening.” →

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