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Antic, Pero
Charge: Disorderly conduct and harrassment
Arrest Date: April 8, 2015
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 32
Details: Antic was arrested along with teammate Thabo Sefolosha after interfering with officers outside the 1Oak nightclub in Manhattan. This was following the stabbing of Indiana Pacer Chris Copeland moments earlier.
Johnson, Dermarr
Charge: Resisting arrest and interfering with a peace officer
Arrest Date: June 9, 2007
Franchise: Denver Nuggets
Age 27
Details: After being involved in a disturbance with two women outside of a nightclub, Johnson was uncooperative with officers, and was tasered and arrested.
Lawson, Ty
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: January 23, 2015
Franchise: Denver Nuggets
Age 27
Details: Lawson was arrested after being pulled over at 1am for driving 61mph in a 35mph zone. Officers found him slurring his speech and smelling of alcohol and arrested him for driving under the influence. This was Lawson’s third arrest in two years. He was also arrested for driving under the influence in 2008 while a student at the University of North Carolina.
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Griffin, Blake
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: November 12, 2014
Franchise: Los Angeles Clippers
Age 25
Details: Griffin was arrested following an October 19th incident at a Las Vegas nightclub where he grabbed a cameraman’s hand and slapped him in the face after being upset from the camera’s flash in his face. Teammates Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan were also at the nightclub but were not involved in the incident. This was Griffin’s first career arrest.
Taylor, Jeffery
Charge: Domestic assault, destruction of property
Arrest Date: September 25, 2014
Franchise: Charlotte Hornets
Age 25
Details: The third year swingman from Sweden was arrested at a Michigan-area Marriott and charged with domestic assault and destruction of property. No other details were available.
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Oden, Greg
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: August 7, 2014
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 26
Details: The oft-injured center was arrested at 3:30 am after allegedly punching an ex-girlfriend in the face. When police arrived they found his 24 year-old ex on the sofa with her face swollen and bloodied.
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Speights, Marreese
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: August 5, 2014
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 27
Details: Speights was stopped in his Bentley at 3:30am after not yielding to traffic. He was found to have a blood alcohol level of .10, and was arrested for driving under the influence. He had been out that evening celebrating his 27th birthday.
Faverani, Vitor
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: August 3, 2014
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 26
Details: While driving in Valencia, Spain, Faverani ran a red light and crashed into a bus. He was arrested for driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was found to be triple the legal limit.
Bell, Charlie
Charge: Bond violation
Arrest Date: December 8, 2011
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 32
Details: Bell’s third arrest of 2011 came when he showed up drunk to the court hearing of his previous arrest, an October 2011 DUI. He was also arrested for DUI in February of that year, and his wife was arrested in May for allegedly stabbing Bell with a box cutter.
Tucker, PJ
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: May 10, 2014
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 29
Details: Tucker was pulled over after running a stop sign in his Mercedes and driving erratically. He was found to have slurred speech, watery eyes and a blood alcohol level of .222, nearly three times the legal limit. He was arrested for driving under the influence, and faced a charge of ‘super-extreme DUI’ due to his BAC being above .20. About two months after the arrest Tucker signed a three year, $16.5 million dollar contract with the Suns.
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