Farmer, a 6'4" 190 lb small forward, played for the Mavericks, Utah Jazz signed as a free agent 1/4/1989, Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, and Denver Nuggets in 5 NBA seasons.

His best stint as an NBA player was during the 1990–91 season when he appeared in 25 games for the Nuggets and averaged 10.0 ppg.

In 2019, Farmer was one of 16 men arrested in the two-day sting operation southeast of Nashville, Tennessee.

He allegedly responded to an adult escort advertisement and agreed to both meet and pay $170 to an undercover officer who identified herself as a 16-year-old girl for sex, per the report.

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