Game Won’t Face The Music Yet, Goes For Not Guilty Plea In Court

West Coast rapper Game appeared in court this week and pleaded not guilty in a publicized basketball assault case.

According to reports, Game avoided the guilty plea in California Monday (December 21).

The Game has pleaded not guilty to charges filed after he was accused of punching and threatening an off-duty police officer during a basketball game. A judge ruled there was sufficient evidence for Taylor to stand trial on the charges. No trial date has been set and the 36-year-old is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 11. (Billboard)

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Game caught a break in the case a few weeks ago.

During a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, one charge of criminal threats got dropped, and another threat charge was reduced from felony to misdemeanor. He’s still facing assault and battery charges — and the case will continue later this month, but for now Game’s really satisfied with his attorney, Charlie Unger. (TMZ)

Back in June, Game issued a public thank-you letter to supporters amid his publicized criminal case and jail release.

Wanted to take time today to shout out my real fans & thank you for the continuous support. I love y'all to death.. & also shout out to all the lifeless haters that take so much time out their day to go on celebrities pages who you chose to follow & talk shit like that's going to change anything for you or us.. You go on Rihanna's page & comment on how she dresses & say she need to cover up.. Then go to Kim K's & call her disrespectful names & try to give her marriage advice like she ain't worth 500 million & she give a fuck.. But then yo dumb ass post North on yo page talkin bout she cute… You mothafuckas kill me lol…. Then you go to baller alert to check into someone else's life.. Hate as much as you can on every post then take yo lame ass from baller alert to shade room & then from shade room to Drake's page to call him soft but get yo lame ass in yo car & play his album all the way through on yo way to put in a job application at KFC.. Then you go to Nicki & Meek pages & try to give them relationship advice like yo weak ass got a man that take care of you… Then you go to Wiz page & try to call him skinny or ugly but he rich & got a baby by one of the baddest bitches in the game… Then you go to Amber page hate on her but screenshot the pic before stopping by Karreuche page to give her advice on leaving Chris while you but tickets to his tour lmfao…. Then you go to Tyga page & try to tell him who he can love & be with like yo life ain't over there fucked up… Hiding behind a private page & a catfish profile pic…. & if your picture is you, you got bushy eyebrows, a lace front & weak ass edges… Toothbrush & gel or edge control that bullshit before you get to tryna tell somebody else what they should be doing on their page……. & for you broke ass hatin niggas that are really hidden fans & don't know how to say it… Stay where you at, here go $25,000 more reasons to hate me nigga… If I fight you niggas & whoop dat ass, I go to jail or you sue me… If I don't fight you niggas.. I'm a fake blood & a bitch ass nigga lol… This whole shit is out of control… So lemme go give somebody in need this money & finish sippin my tea.. ? #WinnersCircle

A photo posted by The Game (@losangelesconfidential) on Jun 9, 2015 at 1:24pm PDT

The rap heavyweight and his assistant revealed the legal situation on Instagram in early June.