Welcome to NBA Crime Library
NBA Crime Library is an extensive library of every (known) arrest of an active NBA player. Currently we’re up to over 350 total arrests and 60 mugshots covering all 30 franchises and spanning the last 65 years.
Check out the menu tabs above to find all players sortable by:
- last name (alphabetically)
- year
- franchise
- decade
- crime committed
- mugshots
Or use the search bar to the right to search by name, team, crime, year, etc.
Finding and organizing all of these arrests has taken a lot of time scouring the internet, and we hope you enjoy! By all means feel free to link to the site but please provide credit.
Enjoy!
Gibson, Taj
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: July 6, 2017
Franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age 32
Details: Less than a week after signing a new $28 million dollar contract with the Timberwolves, Gibson was arrested for driving with a suspended license after getting pulled over for making an illegal u-turn in Queens, New York.
Smith, Leon
Charge: Criminal damage to a vehicle and violating an order of protection
Arrest Date: December 3, 1999
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 19
Details: A day after being arrested for assault, the young Dallas rookie went to the home of the accuser and smasher her mothers’ car windows, and was arrested a second time. He ended up never playing a single game for the Dallas Mavericks, playing only 15 total games in his NBA career.
Barnes, Matt
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: February 1, 2017
Franchise: Sacramento Kings
Age 36
Details: Barnes’ third career arrest came following a barroom brawl in December of 2016. While at Avenue nightclub in Manhattan with teammate DeMarcus Cousins, Barnes allegedly choked a woman and then punched her boyfriend when he came to her aid.
Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: March 29, 2017
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 24
Details: Caldwell-Pope was pulled over in Auburn Hills at 2:50 AM for driving 45mph in a 25mph zone. Officers smelled alcohol and administered field-sobriety tests which Caldwell-Pope failed. He was placed under arrest and later registered a .08 blood alcohol level, at the legal limit.
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Shumpert, Iman
Charge: Driving under the influence, marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 10, 2016
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 26
Details: Two months after winning his first championship with the Cavaliers, Shumpert was pulled over in Atlanta after being observed weaving in and out of his lane. He then failed field sobriety tests and was handcuffed and placed under arrest. When deputies searched Shumpert’s car, they then found marijuana in a backpack in the trunk.
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Green, Draymond
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: July 10, 2016
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 26
Details: Green was arrested in East Lansing, Michigan after getting into a physical altercation with another man at a restaurant, Conrad’s Grill. No other details were made available at this time.
Collison, Darren
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: May 30, 2016
Franchise: Sacramento Kings
Age 28
Details: Officers responded to a midday call on Memorial Day from Collison’s wife, who said she was being assaulted by her husband inside their home. The victim was found to have visible injuries from the assault.
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Beverley, Patrick
Charge: Operating a motor vehicle in a toll road when prohibited
Arrest Date: November 11, 2015
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 27
Details: Beverley was arrested on an open warrant after police stopped him in his Rolls-Royce. The warrant was issue following repeated missed court dates related to E-Z pass violations. Beverley was taken into custody and released after paying a small fine.
Hill, Jordan
Charge: Reckless driving and speeding
Arrest Date: July 28, 2015
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 28
Details: Hill was pulled over in Atlanta after several motorists called 911 reporting a reckless driver. He was clocked driving his Range Rover at 107mph, and was arrested for reckless driving and speeding. See below for police dashcam video of his arrest.
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Scott, Mike
Charge: Marijuana possession, schedule 1 drug possession
Arrest Date: July 30, 2015
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 27
Details: Scott was riding in a car with his brother when police attempted to pull them over for following too closely to other vehicles. The vehicle failed to stop and accelerated to 98mph before eventually pulling over after a two mile pursuit. Police found over an ounce of marijuana and 10.9 grams of a MDMA. Scott was arrested and charged with felony drug possession.
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