Arrested former NBA player faces misdemeanour assault charges.

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Ben Gordon, a former NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner, was taken into custody on Friday night in Chicago

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after someone reported seeing him striking one security guard and shoving another to the ground.

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According to the Chicago Police Department, Gordon was taken into custody early on Friday morning on the 600 block of North Clark Street.

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The New York Post said that the incident happened at the Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's.

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The 29-year-old security guard was being taken from the restaurant when Gordon hit him in the face and tossed him to the ground

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according to Chicago police who responded to a disturbance report early on Friday morning.

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Additionally, Gordon knocked another security guard to the ground before being arrested.

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