NBA player arrested and thrown into jail after rush-hour police chase on the eve of new season

Indiana Pacers rookie point guard Kam Jones has been arrested following a police chase in Indianapolis on Monday morning.

State police attempted to pull over Jones around 9:50am on Monday morning for alleged erratic driving on southbound Interstate 65.

Police say that Jones did not pull over at first - leading troopers on a brief chase which ended near the Fletcher Avenue exit southeast of downtown Indianapolis.

According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Jones has been charged with Class A misdemeanor reckless driving and a level six felony for resisting law enforcement.

Daily Mail Sport has contacted the Indiana Pacers for comment on this matter. 

Jones, who was a star at Marquette University, was taken in the second round of the NBA Draft this past year.

Jones has not yet played for the Pacers in the preseason with the NBA's regular season set to tip off tomorrow.

He has been dealing with a back injury that Tony East of WTHR in Indianapolis says will keep him out through early November.

When healthy, it was expected to play for the Pacers' G-League affiliate, the Noblesville Boom. 

Jones was a star in college, playing all four years at Marquette under head coach Shaka Smart. 

He was named to the Big East Conference all-Freshman team in 2022, the All-Big East second-team in 2023, and the All-Big East First-team in 2025.

Jones was also a consensus second-team All-American in 2025 after averaging 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

As a sophomore, Jones was a key contributor to a Marquette team that won the Big East Tournament and Big East regular season titles. 

In 2024, Jones helped lead the Golden Eagles to their first Sweet 16 in over a decade before falling to eventual Final Four Cinderella team North Carolina State. 

This spring, Jones was the tenth shooting guard taken in the NBA Draft when the Pacers selected him 38th overall.