Hornets in the 1998–99 NBA season, the last games he would play in his professional career. When his contract expired in July of that year, he tried out unsuccessfully for a number of NBA teams, and retired in 2000. Legal issues Shackleford was arrested in March 1990 in Orange, New Jersey with several grams of marijuana in his possession, an offense but not a criminal count. This offense did not fall under the NBA's anti-drug program, but Shackleford was sentenced to probation. Shackleford was arrested in Johnston County, North Carolina in January 2006 during a routine traffic stop, and was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and cocaine. He posted an $11,000 bond. In January 2010, a car belonging to Jayson Williams rearended another car in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Williams identified himself to police as the driver, but Shackleford later admitted he had been behind the wheel. He was charged with driving with a suspended license and hindering/resisting arrest by providing false information. Shackleford was also arrested in Kinston, North Carolina in July of that year, after he sold prescription drugs to an undercover deputy during a sting operation. Since he reportedly had no assets left from his time playing in the NBA, a court-appointed attorney was assigned to him. Death Shackleford died in his Kinston, North Carolina home on the morning of January 27, 2017 at the age of 50 after suffering from a heart attack. References External links NBA profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 FIBA Europe profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 Lega Basket Serie A profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 Basketball-reference profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 RealGM profile Retrieved 15 June 2015 1966 births 2017 deaths African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from North Carolina Centers (basketball) Charlotte Hornets players Greek Basket League players Idaho Stampede (CBA) players Juvecaserta Basket players Lega Basket Serie A players Minnesota Timberwolves players NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players New Jersey Nets draft picks New Jersey Nets players P.A.O.K. BC players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) People from Kinston, North Carolina Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball)