CHANCE Comanche is a former basketball player who appeared in one NBA game.
Now, sports fans want to know more about the athlete, his girlfriend, and the crime they are accused of committing.
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Who is Chance Comanche's girlfriend, Sakari Harnden?
Chance Comanche is in a relationship with a woman named Sakari Harnden.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 19-year-old Sakari is from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Who is Chance Comanche?
Chance was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 14, 1996.
The 27-year-old former basketball star is a power forward/center who played in one game with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.
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He previously played for the Arizona Wildcats at the University of Arizona.
According to Fox 5, Chance formerly played for the Stockton Kings — an affiliate of the Sacramento Kings — in the NBA G League during the 2023-24 season.
He scored a team-high of 16 points on December 5, 2023, during a game against the NBA G League Ignite at Dollar Loan Center, per the outlet.
Per his NBA G League page, Chance became part of the Kings during the 2022-23 season.
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Also according to the League, the team announced Chance's release on December 15, 2023.
What were Chance and Sakari accused of?
As Fox 12 reported, Chance and Sakari were accused of killing a 23-year-old woman named Marayna Rodgers.
According to the outlet, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Marayna went missing on December 5, 2023, while she was with her friend, Sakari, and Sakari's boyfriend, Chance.
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Police began their investigation when "two people who knew Rodgers" reported her missing on December 7 and said she had not been seen or heard from in several days, per the publication.
The Criminal Apprehension Team — comprised of members from the FBI and Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas police departments — arrested Chance and Sakari.
Authorities "suspected foul play" and acquired evidence to arrest Sakari on December 13 in Las Vegas.
Chance was arrested on December 15 in Sacramento, California, and is anticipated to be extradited to Nevada to face charges in Las Vegas, per Fox 12.
According to the outlet, Las Vegas police said the Criminal Apprehension Team found Marayna's body in the desert in Henderson, Nevada.
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The Clark County Office of the Coroner confirmed the remains were Marayna's, per the publication.
On December 17, 2023, Las Vegas police said that detectives determined that Sakari and Chance "were responsible for the murder of Rodgers" and that "the charges for both individuals will be amended to open murder through coordination with the Clark County District Attorney's office."
