Former NBA star Shawn Kemp has pleaded guilty to an assault charge for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot.

Prosecutors in Washington state have charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone.

Attorneys for former NBA star Shawn Kemp say he acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a mall parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items.