Absent Clark receives prison term

DANVILLE – Former NBA player Keon Clark was sentenced to prison on Wednesday in Vermilion County Circuit Court for not having a firearm owner's identification card and for possessing drugs.

Clark, 32, of Danville did not show up for the hearing, and no attorney appeared on his behalf. Circuit Judge Michael Clary sentenced Clark in absentia.

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