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Harding, Reggie
Charge: Assault and Battery
Arrest Date: September 6, 1965
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 23
Details: After several run-ins with the law before going pro, Harding was arrested for assault and battery while playing for the Pistons after being involved in a fight. He was also arrested for loitering two days later and eventually was shot and killed in Detroit in 1972 following an argument on a street corner, at the age of 30.
Fulks, Joe
Charge: Driving Under the Influence
Arrest Date: June 4, 1953
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 31
Allen, Tony
Charge: Aggravated Battery
Arrest Date: August 28, 2005
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 23
Details: While at a nightclub with a large entourage, Allen allegedly was involved in a disagreement with two men. The first he punched, breaking his jaw. He then ordered someone in his entourage to ‘fuck up’ the second man, resulting in his friend shooting and injuring him.
Beard, Ralph
Charge: Gambling
Arrest Date: October 20, 1951
Franchise: Indianapolis Olympians
Age 23
Details: Beard and fellow Olympians teammate Alex Groza were arrested after their involvement in a point-shaving incident two years earlier while playing college basketball at the University of Kentucky. Along with a third Kentucky teammate, Beard and Groza accepted $500 each from gamblers to keep a game versus Loyola within the point spread of 10. While trying to keep the score close, they accidentally lost to Loyola.
If you know of any arrest that isn’t in the database please let me know! If you have a link to the news story it would be very helpful.
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Charge: Writing bad checks
Arrest Date: March 19, 1983
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Birthdate: September 30, 1954
Age 28
Groza, Alex
Charge: Gambling
Arrest Date: October 20, 1951
Franchise: Indianapolis Olympians
Age 25
Details: Groza and fellow Olympians teammate Ralph Beard were arrested after their involvement in a point-shaving incident two years earlier while playing college basketball at the University of Kentucky. Along with a third Kentucky teammate, Groza and Beard accepted $500 each from gamblers to keep a game versus Loyola within the point spread of 10. While trying to keep the score close, they accidentally lost to Loyola.
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NBA Crime Library is an extensive library of every (known) arrest of an active NBA player. Currently we’re up to nearly 400 total arrests and over 60 mugshots covering all 30 franchises and spanning the last 65 years.
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