Remember former Washington Wizards guard Glen Rice Jr. — the player whom Ernie Grunfeld moved two second round picks for a few years ago? Rice was supposed to become the team’s primary backup guard behind Bradley Beal. After dealing with numerous issues in college, Rice stood out in the NBA D-League and the Wizards gambled on him.

The second round pick won MVP in Summer League and looked to shine next to Otto Porter.

Unfortunately, that’s not what happened.

Rice’s game never really translated to the NBA. He was great at drawing fouls and scoring in the Summer League, but struggled during preseason. His on-ball defense was solid, so Randy Wittman was OK with giving him a chance. Sadly, Rice never made the most of it.

Early in the 2014 NBA season, Rice had an argument with coach Wittman on the court against the Toronto Raptors. Shortly after that game, Rice was assigned to the D-League. Rice was later waived by the Washington Wizards, concluding his career in the nation’s capital.

Rice has all the talent to succeed; it’s just a matter of getting his head right. That’s true for a lot of players in the league that haven’t blossomed.

Today, his situation got super weird though.

According to TMZ (I know, I know…), Rice was shot in the leg at a restaurant in Atlanta:

During the incident, shots were fired … and Rice was shot in the leg. Cops say they have footage showing Rice running from the scene of the crime and ditching a gun by throwing it on a stairwell. Rice was shown on footage getting into a Porsche and leaving the scene. Police responded and pulled over the Porsche and found Rice Jr. bleeding from the leg — while in possession of 240 grams of marijuana and $6,000 in cash.

It’s obviously really unfortunate to see Glen Rice Jr. go down this road.

He had a real chance to make a career with the Washington Wizards, but things didn’t go according to plan. Even after he was waived, he had a chance to play in the Summer League with several other teams. He’s a flawed player, but the talent is there. Like his father, Rice is a natural scorer with solid defensive abilities.

The 24-year-old guard has put himself in a very difficult situation. I don’t know how severe the injury is, but he’ll miss time. Not only will he have to recover from getting shot, but his already-damaged reputation will take another hit.

This is an awful situation, to say the least. Let’s hope he gets his stuff together.