LOS ANGELES -- Rapper "The Game," who is accused of punching and threatening to shoot a man during a Feb. 24 pickup basketball game in South Los Angeles, pleaded not guilty Thursday to three felony counts.
The 27-year-old defendant, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom one day before his scheduled arraignment on charges that he made a criminal threat, posessed a firearm in a school zone and exhibited a firearm in the presence of an officer.
He remains free on $50,000 bail, with his next court date scheduled for June 27.
Prosecutors allege Taylor got into an altercation with a player on an opposing team during a game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex. He allegedly punched the victim and then got a gun out of his Cadillac Escalade and threatened to shoot the man.
Taylor was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers executing a search warrant at his Glendale home on May 11.
If convicted, he could face more than five years in prison.
Taylor's debut CD, "The Documentary," featuring the hit singles "How We Do" and "Hate It or Love It," earned him two Grammy nods. But he is perhaps best known for his ongoing rivalry with fellow rapper 50 Cent.
The 27-year-old defendant, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom one day before his scheduled arraignment on charges that he made a criminal threat, posessed a firearm in a school zone and exhibited a firearm in the presence of an officer.
He remains free on $50,000 bail, with his next court date scheduled for June 27.
Prosecutors allege Taylor got into an altercation with a player on an opposing team during a game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex. He allegedly punched the victim and then got a gun out of his Cadillac Escalade and threatened to shoot the man.
Taylor was arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers executing a search warrant at his Glendale home on May 11.
If convicted, he could face more than five years in prison.
Taylor's debut CD, "The Documentary," featuring the hit singles "How We Do" and "Hate It or Love It," earned him two Grammy nods. But he is perhaps best known for his ongoing rivalry with fellow rapper 50 Cent.