Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton was detained Tuesday at an airport in the Bahamas on suspicion of being in possession of a "very small amount of marijuana," per his lawyer Devard Francis (via ESPN). 

Ayton is a native of Nassua in the Bahamas and has represented the men's national team in international competitions. He was detained at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, though he was released shortly after when the marijuana in question was found to be in someone else's bag, according to Francis. 

"The investigators saw that the actual very small amount of marijuana wasn't in Deandre's bag, but they still went through their investigations and he was released expeditiously," Francis said in a statement to Reuters.

The possession of the substance wouldn't have been an issue for Ayton from a NBA standpoint as the league no longer tests for it nor is it on the NBA's banned substances list, but it is still an illegal substance in the Bahamas. Either way, it seems that Ayton is off the hook after being released by authorities. 

Ayton is nearing the end of his first season with the Lakers after signing a two-year, $16.2 million contract ahead of this season. Ayton was signed on to remedy the Lakers' long-standing gap at the center position that they at times tried to fill with Anthony Davis, to little success. 

Ayton has had an inconsistent season so far with the Lakers. At times he's shown marvelous scoring efficiency and scoring prowess for Los Angeles, but he hasn't always been reliable from an offensive standpoint, nor has he been the defensive present the Lakers have been looking for at center. 

Still, he is the big man they've turned to to try and build around Luka Doncic and and by all accounts he'll still be the teams center through next season barring any radical roster moves the Lakers could make in the offseason. 

Ayton is averaging 13.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and one block per game in an average of 28.2 minutes per game. He did play in the Lakers' most-recent game before the All-Star break due to a knee injury, but having the break to recover should bode well for Ayton's return to the court.

The Lakers, and presumably Ayton, return to action Friday, Feb. 20 with a home game against the Los Angeles Clippers, a heavy start to the final stretch of the season as the Lakers will look to even the score against their crosstown rivals after suffering losses in their last two matchups against the Clippers.