Rapper 'The Game' arrested for punching off-duty officer

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 Jayceon Terrell Taylor, also known as The Game, arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The rapper has been arrested Monday, June 8, 2015, in connection with a violent incident involving an off-duty police officer at a pickup basketball game in March. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The rapper who goes by the name "The Game" has been arrested in connection with a violent incident involving an off-duty police officer at a pickup basketball game in March.

Los Angeles police Officer Mike Lopez says the 35-year-old hip-hop artist whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor surrendered at the department's Hollywood Division at noon Monday.

The rapper is accused of throwing a punch at the officer, and the incident was caught on video and posted online.

Lopez says the performer was booked on suspicion of making criminal threats. He posted $50,000 bail about an hour later.

Attorneys for The Game did not immediately return calls or emails seeking comment Tuesday morning.