Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside reportedly had a $50,000 assault rifle stolen from his vehicle just moments after he purchased it in July at a Miami firearms store.
On Thursday, Andy Slater of Slater Scoops reported police determined the gun, which was recovered just over two weeks later inside a stolen car, was likely taken from his unlocked car when he went back inside the store just after buying the Colt M16.
Whiteside and investigators originally believed the assault rifle may have been taken when the NBA star went for an offseason workout at the University of Miami immediately after the purchase and left his car doors unlocked while inside, per Slater.