Report: Brandon Roy shot in leg while shielding children from gunfire

Former NBA All-Star Brandon Roy was injured in a shooting over the weekend in the Los Angeles area, according to multiple reports.

The 32-year-old was outside his grandmother's house when someone opened fire, and was shot in the leg while shielding children who were there, a person with knowledge of the incident told USA Today's Sam Amick.

He was treated for his wounds in Southern California and has already returned to Washington to recover, sources told Steve Bunin of King 5 Seattle.

Roy was named the 2016-17 Naismith National High School Coach of the Year in his first season coaching Nathan Hale High School in Seattle.

He last played an NBA game for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2012, a year after he first retired as a Portland Trail Blazer due to a degenerative knee condition.

The Trail Blazers - whom Roy suited up with for 321 games over five seasons - released the following statement Tuesday night concerning the shooting:

Like many others, we’re just learning of the injury suffered by former Trail Blazers player Brandon Roy in a shooting over the weekend in California. According to those reports, Brandon was wounded as a bystander, but is expected to recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brandon and his family during this time.