Esports journalist George Geddes announced the news on Twitter, where he said that the player was unwell and referenced his previous comments on social media.
��He was arrested again today for criminal trespassing, the same charge as before. You may have seen he acted differently on stream. He isn’t well; please support him when he returns,�� Geddes wrote.
��Sentinels has worked with his family members to try and support him. ShahZam has tried his best to get through to him, even addressing the situation publicly.��
Geddes concluded the post by calling SicK ��one of the kindest people I’ve spoken to�� and asking fans to continue supporting the player during this time.
SicK��s arrest was also confirmed on Collin County��s judicial records.
The player was first arrested on March 4 this year for criminal trespassing. He was charged with Class B Misdemeanor for refusing to exit a Ferrari dealership after the staff informed him to do so.
SicK spent two days in the Collin County jail in Dallas, Texas, and was placed on a bond of $5000. Following his release, the player was suspended from pro play by the Sentinels and, at the time of his second arrest, had not been reinstated.
SicK reportedly struggled with mental health problems in the past and previously had to step back from competitive play with the Sentinels due to his poor health. He returned to streaming on Twitch in June but has not played professionally since May 2022.
The Valorant player��s recent behavior has also been a cause of concern for fans and teammates. In April, SicK made several posts on Twitter with what is speculated to be drugs and similarly alarming items. He also displayed erratic behaviors and slurred speech during Twitch live broadcasts.
Over the past week, the player��s friends and former teammates have taken to social media to urge fans to ignore his behavior. His family members have also reached out to him, sometimes publicly.
G2 player Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan sent out a tweet on Sunday asking fans to ignore SicK��s tweets and ��erratic behavior.�� He claimed that the player was not himself at the moment, and his recent actions were a poor portrayal of who he was.
]]>The player was arrested after an incident at a Ferrari car dealership which he posted on his Twitter page a day earlier. In the clip, an employee of the establishment could be heard asking SicK to leave the premises; however, the player, who was recording the video, refused to do so.
Following the incident, SicK was apprehended and held at the Collin County jail for two days on charges of ‘Class B Misdemeanor’. The player had a bond of $5,000 and has yet to post a tweet since March 3. Per the Law Office of Andrew Williams, SicK could be fined up to $2,000 or face jail time of 180 days.
While Sentinels have not terminated his contract, as a result of SicK’s actions, the organization intend to suspend him until the completion of a training that he will have to undergo after his release from jail.
They are also reportedly working with SicK’s family to help him with his personal issues. Still, Sentinels are yet to release a statement concerning the incident due to its personal and sensitive nature.
The esports organization are now searching for a replacement to fill in for SicK in the upcoming VCT 2023 Americas League. Jimmy “Marved” Nguyen, who previously played with OpTic Gaming, is currently one of the top picks for the role.
Marved is currently in free agency and is one of the most sought-after gmaers in the Valorant market alongside Jaccob “Yay” Whiteaker. Although discussions with the player are already underway, nothing has been decided on yet.
SicK’s brush with the law comes days after he was involved in online drama with his ex-girlfriend during the VCT LOCK//IN in Brazil. He has taken time off the team on several occasions for personal reasons.
The NA player took a break in May 2022 and did not play with the Sentinels during the Valorant Champions 2022 last-chance qualifier. The player was also absent from the lineup during the last weeks of the VCT Stage 2 Challengers.
SicK eventually returned to Sentinels as a streamer and played a substitute role for the organization during the offseason. Since his May break, SicK has not participated in a professional match. Besides Tyson “TenZ” Ngo, the player is the only Sentinels member to remain on the lineup from the 2022 season.
Sentinels are slated to compete in the VCT 2023 Americas League, which will run from April 1 to May 28.
]]>The reason for SicK’s absence was not revealed, as it was reported he was “attending to an ongoing family matter”. However, the 23-year-old has revealed that he was battling mental health.
“I’ve been struggling with my mental health over the past month or so,�� SicK said in a recent Twitter post.
��But I’m feeling much better now, thank you everyone for the support. I will hopefully return to competitive play soon. Also of course there will be monthly streams!!”
Although SicK started his professional career as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, he made the switch to Valorant in April 2020. Since then, he has played with Sentinels.
SicK last featured for Sentinels on Week 2 Day 2 of the NA Challengers 2 against Evil Geniuses. It was their second game of the tour, and it ended in a loss.
Although the results will show that they were swept, it was a closely-contested matchup. But EG won both maps 13-11 and 13-10.
With Rawkus as a stand-in, Sentinels did not witness a turnaround in their results. They failed to win a map for the remainder of the tour, losing to OpTic Gaming, FaZe Clan, and Cloud9.
Five losses in the group stage saw them finish sixth in Group B. Seeing as only the top-four teams advance to the playoffs, they are currently not participating in the ongoing event.
Although Sentinels will miss the Stage 2 Masters in Copenhagen, Denmark, they still have a shot at participating in the 2022 Valorant Champions via the NA Last Chance Qualifier.
SicK has enough time to get reintegrated into the team before the LCQ commences in August. While we wait to see if he will feature, there is a chance that he streams before then.
Sentinels were one of the best teams in 2021, winning the first two Masters. However, their performances have continued to drop from the 2021 Berlin Masters to this point. They missed the 2022 Reykjavik Masters and will miss the Copenhagen Masters.
Nonetheless, Sentinels have an opportunity to close the year with a bang. SicK, who is one of the longest-serving members of the team, will play a big role in their attempt to get back to winning ways.
]]>The Los Angeles-based esports organisation took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce their four-man VALORANT squad, which features two retired Overwatch pros in Jay “Sinatraa” Won and Jared “zombs” Gitlin as well as two ex-CS:GO players in Hunter “SicK” Mims and Shahzeeb “ShahZaM” Khan.
“Time to write the next chapter,” read the announcement.
“We are excited to announce details about our Valorant team consisting of sinatraa, ShahZaMk, zombs and SicK.”
Sentinels added that their new additions are working together to find a fifth member to complete the squad.
SicK announced his retirement from the CS:GO esports scene last Wednesday, claiming Counter-Strike had become “incredibly stale and tedious” after five years as a pro. He played for several prominent teams throughout his career, including Team SoloMid, Misfits Gaming, Rogue, Complexity Gaming and Chaos Esports Club.
The move to VALORANT sees SicK reunite with ShahZaM, with whom he played at TSM, Misfits and Complexity. The duo saw a lot of success in their joint endeavours, including a top-six finish at the Esports Championship Series Season 7 Finals with Complexity as well as a semi-finals appearance at the ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals and a silver medal at Americas Minor Championship – Boston 2018 with Misfits.
Joining the CS:GO duo is sinatraa, who was widely regarded as one of the best Overwatch esports pro in the world until he announced his retirement this week. Not only is the 20-year-old American is a reigning Overwatch League and Overwatch World Cup champion, he was named the 2019 OWL Most Valuable Player after leading the San Francisco Shock to their maiden title.
Sinatraa unveiled his shock retirement from the Overwatch scene with a Twitlonger post where he explained he had “straight up just lost passion for the game”. He added that while his decision was not an easy one, in his mind it was the right move to make.
Zombs, the fourth member of Sentinel’s VALORANT roster, was involved in Overwatch esports between 2016 and March 2019, although he never reached the same heights as sinatraa and never played in the Overwatch League. The 21-year-old American has spent the last year and a bit on Sentinels’ Apex Legends squad, helping them finish third in the EXP Invitational at X Games Minneapolis and sixth at the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational.
Sentinels are now one of many esports organisations who have gone early and signed a VALORANT roster while the game is still in the beta phase. Earlier this month, Ninjas in Pyjamas announced that their entire Paladins squad would convert to Riot Games’ highly anticipated first-person shooter.
Such moves have been met with mixed opinions, seeing how VALORANT does not yet have an established competitive scene outside of the CLUTCH Series and a few minor tournaments.
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