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Ex-Michigan State hoops star Appling facing heroin charges

Keith Appling played for Michigan State from 2010-2014.

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FILE - In this March 30, 2014, file photo, Michigan State's Keith Appling walks past head coach Tom Izzo in the closing minutes of their 60-54 loss to Connecticut in a regional final at the NCAA college basketball tournament in New York. Former Michigan State basketball player Appling faces drug charges after authorities say they found heroin in his vehicle that he planned to sell. Appling, on parole after serving jail time for gun and resisting-arrest charges, was arraigned Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in a Warren courtroom on charges of delivery or manufacture of less than 50 grams of a controlled substance. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

WARREN, Mich. — Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling faces drug charges after authorities say they found heroin in his vehicle that he planned to sell.

Appling, on parole after serving jail time for gun and resisting-arrest charges, was arraigned Wednesday in a Warren courtroom on charges of delivery or manufacture of less than 50 grams of a controlled substance.

The Macomb Daily reports that officers found 19 grams, or a “golf ball sized” amount of heroin in a bag. Court records say Appling plans to hire a lawyer.

Appling played for Michigan State from 2010-2014 and had two brief contracts with the Orlando Magic.

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