Editing Marcus Camby (section)

===Kidnapping incident===
On April 23, 2001, Camby's mother and two sisters were taken hostage in their own home by Hartford resident Troy Crooms. Crooms, who was charged with kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault, burglary and possession of a weapon, held them at knife-point over an eight-hour-long stand-off with police.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wong |first=Edward |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F13FA3D5D0C778EDDAD0894D9404482 |title=Mother and Sisters of Knicks Star Held Hostage for Hours |newspaper=New York Times |date=April 24, 2001 |access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref> Camby himself was at the scene with police during the stand-off.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/24/nyregion/mother-and-sisters-of-knicks-star-held-hostage-for-hours.html|title=Mother and Sisters of Knicks Star Held Hostage for Hours|first1=Edward|last1=Wong|first2=Andy|last2=Newman|date=April 24, 2001|access-date=January 18, 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Crooms eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual assault, second-degree burglary and violating probation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/2002/07/03/rapist-to-serve-18-years/ |title=Rapist To Serve 18 Years |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=July 3, 2002 |access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref> After initially facing 95 years in prison, Crooms was sentenced to 18 years in prison.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/04/nyregion/metro-briefing-connecticut-hartford-prison-in-home-invasion.html |title=Hartford: Prison In Home Invasion |newspaper=New York Times |date=July 4, 2002 |access-date=December 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2001/2001/0424/1185418.html|title=NBA Playoffs 2001 – Crooms facing 95 years in jail|website=Espn.com|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref>