The New York Knicks have won four games in a row to get their record up to .500 at 14-14, and things seem to be going pretty well in New York. After being frustrated with his role, forward Derrick Williams has been getting more consistent playing time recently and has performed pretty well, so his spirits have gone up. Now, though, an off-the-court issue may have him frustrated yet again as he had about $750,000 worth of jewelry stolen from his Tribeca apartment on Saturday, according to Larry Celona and Joe Tacopino of the New York Post.
Williams went out celebrating after the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night at the Up & Down Club with a group of friends. After they left the club, Williams, his friends and two women that they had never met before went back to his apartment, and when Williams checked his Louis Vuitton case on Saturday afternoon he noticed a lot of his jewelry was missing.
Williams blames the females for the heist, and although it is unproven, these women reportedly might have been using fake names. Police are investigating whether this robbery falls in line with a pattern of robberies that have been committed by young women who "prey upon the wealthy, bling-flashing men at clubs and hotel bars." Earlier this month, a Beverly Hills watch dealer had his $590,000 Swiss watch stolen by two women he had met at a strip club.
Williams managed to help the Knicks to another win on Saturday night after this whole thing went down, as he scored nine points in the Knicks' blowout win over the Chicago Bulls, but he did not want to talk about his jewelry after the game, saying, "I don't want to talk about it, it's still up in the air." Williams regularly flaunts his jewelry on his Instagram page where he has nearly 82,000 followers. Williams wrote on one of his posts, "I love watches man, invest and watch it multiply."
The 24-year-old forward signed a two-year, $8.8 million deal to join the Knicks this season after relatively disappointing stints in both Minnesota and Sacramento. In 27 games, Williams is averaging 7.3 points per game on 42 percent shooting from the field in his first season in New York.
