Hooped Up

Dorell Wright was arrested in South Beach and charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license.

According to the arrest report, Wright, 24, was stopped at 3:37 a.m. in his 2005 Bentley near the intersection of Alton Road and 12th Street. Officers witnessed Wright driving erratically and, upon approaching the vehicle, observed “red and watery eyes, order of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and low and slurred speech.”

Wright could not find his proof of insurance, knew he was driving on a suspended license and refused to submit to a sobriety test, according to the affidavit. Wright also was accused of driving 52 mph in a 25 mph zone. Read More »

Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni has been suspended without pay for two games after pleading no contest to drunken driving, according to the NBA.

Nocioni’s suspension begins tonight with the game between the Sacramento Kings and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Nocioni plead no contest to the DUI charge on Feb. 22.

Nocioni was arrested about 2 a.m. Nov. 5 when a police officer noticed his car weaving in downtown Sacramento, hours after the Kings had lost a home game to the Atlanta Hawks.

Press Release

It’s been a bad weekend for NBA ballers and a good one for the law. This morning Al Jefferson of the Minnesota Timberwolves was arrested and charged with fourth degree driving while impaired.

Jefferson was arrested at 1:08 AM by the State Patrol and booked into Hennepin County Jail shortly around an hour later. He was released at 3:19 AM, according to jail records.

“We are disappointed that Al used poor judgment last night. Thankfully, nobody was injured,” David Kahn, the team’s president for basketball operations, said in a statement. “We believe it is appropriate for Al to be suspended for the next two games without pay.”

Jefferson was initially pulled over for speeding and field sobriety and blood tests were taken.

H/N Star Tribune

Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni of Argentina issued an apology on Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

Police stopped Nocioni at about two in the morning after seeing the South American star’s car weaving on the road. After smelling alcohol, a police officer issued a sobriety test and booked Nocioni into jail. After being released, Nocioni issued an apology statement.

“I want to apologize to the Kings organization, my teammates, my coaches, the fans, the city of Sacramento and my family,” Nocioni said.”Drinking and driving is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. I made a mistake and I’m very sorry for my lapse in judgment.”

Press Release

Damn! Former Dallas Mavericks player and current assistant coach Popeye Jones was arrested on Sunday and accused of drunken driving in Richardson and judging by this picture — my man got tuned the hell up by One Time too! According, to Richardson Police Department public information officer Jonathan Wakefield, this is how things went down.

At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Richardson police received calls from other motorists, who reported that someone was driving erratically in a gray GMC Yukon. When police pulled Jones over in the 100 block of South Greenville Avenue, Jones declined a breathalyzer test and briefly resisted arrest. When police finally corralled Jones, he lost his balance and fell to the pavement, receiving minor cuts on his face.

Riiiiiight. How the hell do you briefly resist being arrested anyway? Isn’t that like kinda being pregnant? Richardson Po-Po says that Jones won’t be charged with briefly resisting or resiting arrest, but I’ll bet that Popeye’s lawyers are eating some spinach to even the score as we speak.

via Dallas News

Nuggets forward Renaldo Balkman was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a police report on the Hillsborough (Fla.) County Sheriff’s Office website. The 25-year-old Balkman was arrested by Temple Terrace, Fla., police at 4 a.m. Saturday, after he refused a blood-alcohol content test. Balkman was booked at 5:30 a.m. and released on a $500 bond at 12:30 p.m.

Denver Post

A Cleveland Cavaliers player is under arrest in Tampa, Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The team says it has been made aware of Tarence Kinsey Jr.’s arrest. According to Tampa Police, Kinsey was pulled over just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning on I-275. Police say Kinsey was drifting within his lane of travel and then observed going 70 miles per hour on I-275. The posted speed limit was 55 miles per hour.

Officers who pulled Kinsey over say he failed field sobriety tests and placed him under arrest for DUI. Kinsey later refused a breath test at the station.

Kinsey lives in Tampa.

WKYC

Early this morning Zach Randolph was thrown in jail after he was booked for DUI. 

“Hours after the Clip Squad went down to the Lakers last night, Clipper power forward Zach Randolph was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers on the 405 Freeway when they spotted Randolph’s white Rolls Royce weaving in and out of his lane at around 2:25 AM.

Cops say when they approached the car, they “noticed an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from within the vehicle” and proceeded to perform some field tests on the 6′9,” 255 pound 27-year-old. Randolph failed those and was arrested for DUI.”

According to TMZ, he has now been released from jail.

Via TMZ

Last night the Celtics lost to the LA Clippers 93-91 and nobody saw that coming, even the Clippers. A few hours later, the Celtics got another surprise when Gabe Pruitt got booked for DUI.

“Pruitt, a member of the Boston Celtics, was pulled over around 3:15 AM in the Hollywood area. Sources tell TMZ Pruitt failed a field sobriety test and had a blood alcohol level well over the legal limit. 

He was taken to a local jail and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence. His bail was $5,000.”

I’m guessing this probably won’t help Pruitt’s already slim playing time.

Via TMZ

After serving his broadcast suspension, Charles Barkley returned to the NBA TNT set last Thursday. But now Chuck will take a few more days off from TNT to go to beautiful, sunny — jail. Which I’ve heard is an all inclusive trip. Read More »