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Posted: 2023-12-20T23:53:08Z | Updated: 2023-12-20T23:53:08Z

A former NBA G-League basketball player charged in the disappearance and murder of a 23-year-old woman has allegedly confessed to a plot with his ex-girlfriend to lure the woman in and strangle her, according to a police warrant obtained by KCRA .

Chance Comanche , 27, allegedly admitted to Las Vegas police that he and his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Sakari Harnden, devised a plot to murder the victim, Marayna Rodgers, in the early hours of Dec. 6, police said.

Police alleged two possible motives behind the killing, each stemming from disputes between Harnden and Rodgers, who are both sex workers and have interacted in the past. One explanation offered by police involves a feud over the theft of a Rolex watch, and another involves Harnden apparently collaborating with police to get Rodgers boyfriend arrested.

Comanche played for the Stockton Kings until he was cut following his arrest Friday. He reportedly met up with Harnden, whom he used to date, shortly after a Kings game the night of Dec. 5. The pair allegedly planned to lure Rodgers away from her friends by promising her cash for sex, as well as a chance to meet NBA players.

Rodgers was reported missing on Dec. 7 by her boyfriend, whod driven her to Las Vegas for sex work, police say. The boyfriend told detectives that Rodgers expected to make $4,000 from the date, but that she never returned to the Airbnb they shared, and that she had the location services on her phone turned off.