Detroit, MI (My Sportsbook) -
Sacramento Kings star Chris Webber reportedly filed a motion in court Wednesday, wanting federal charges that he lied to a grand jury thrown out.
The Detroit News reported Thursday that Webber told a grand jury he took money from former Michigan booster Ed Martin, but the Kings forward couldn't remember if he took the cash while playing for the Wolverines.
The newspaper reported Webber told the grand jury on August 2, 2000 that he didn't recall how much money he received from Martin.
Martin was accused of illegally lending Webber and three other Wolverine basketball players $616,000. Martin pleaded guilty in May to a federal conspiracy charge to launder money and Michigan banned its men's basketball team from postseason play in 2003 because of the scandal.
Martin admitted to giving the Webber family about $280,000 in cash and gifts. Webber, his father, Mayce Webber Jr., and his aunt, Charlene Johnson, pleaded innocent to charges of lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice. The trials of all three are not expected to begin until next year.
If convicted, Webber, his father and aunt could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count.
Michigan's basketball team was known as the "Fab Five" during part of Webber's tenure at the university as Webber and future NBA stars Juwan Howard and Jalen Rose helped the Wolverines to consecutive NCAA Finals in 1992 and 1993. However, the school forfeited all wins from five seasons, including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours, because of the scandal.