Clark sentenced to prison

URBANA – Former NBA player Keon Clark was sentenced to prison today on a felony charge of driving on a suspended license.

Clark did not show up for the sentencing hearing. Champaign County Judge Richard Klaus sentenced him in absentia to 30 months in prison and issued a warrant for his arrest.

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