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 Under a deal with prosecutors, Taylor, 25, also pleaded guilty in
an East Lansing, Michigan, courtroom to misdemeanor malicious
destruction of property. A charge of assault and battery was
dropped, prosecutors said.
Taylor was taken into custody at an East Lansing hotel early on
Sept. 25, police said at the time. They did not release details of
the incident.
The misdemeanors carry up to 93 days in jail, but the Ingham County
prosecutor said it would not object to Judge Andrea Larkin ordering
Taylor placed in a probation diversion program.
 The domestic assault charge could be stricken from Taylor's record
if he completes his probation.
A representative of the Charlotte Hornets could not be reached
immediately for comment.
A flurry of cases, most notably those of National Football League
running backs Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice, has put a spotlight on
athletes accused of domestic abuse and how sports leagues respond to
such allegations and incidents.
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Taylor's second season in the National Basketball Association was
cut short last year when he ruptured his Achilles tendon 26 games
into the season.
(Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis and Colleen Jenkins in
Winston-Salem, N.C.; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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