A Manhattan judge sentenced former Knicks guard Raymond Felton Wednesday to 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine for possessing an illegal gun that his ex-wife turned into cops, claiming he’d pointed it at her.
“I apologize. I realize what I did was wrong,” mumbled the recently traded Felton, who now plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He pleaded guilty in court to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm as part of a no-jail plea deal.
The troubled baller, who wore a wrinkled gray suit in court, has a year to complete the community service, which he can perform out of state, said Justice Larry Stevens.
Felton, 29, was busted in February after his ex-wife, Ariane Raymondo, turned him in to police for the illegal pistol and large capacity magazine.
She showed up at the 20th Police Precinct with the Belgian-made FNH Five-Seven 28mm handgun and told cops her hubby had waved it at her twice during heated spats at their Upper West Side pad.
The illegal gun’s magazine was packed with 18 body-armor-piercing bullets, according to law enforcement sources.
The gorgeous 24-year-old law student also told cops Felton was a serial cheater, carrying on more than one affair during their rocky 19-month marriage.
Felton bought the gun legally in North Carolina but never got a permit in New York, according to law enforcement sources.
Felton was originally charged with a top count of felony gun possession, carrying a maximum prison term of seven years.
The struggling point guard, who battled injuries and a run of poor play last season, dodged reporters as he exited the courthouse and hopped into a waiting black SUV.
He and Raymondo reached a settlement last month in their nasty divorce.
His defense attorney Jim Walden also declined to comment.