Category Archives: Portland Trailblazers
Wells, Bonzi
Charge: Trespass
Arrest Date: September 6, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 24
Details: Wells, along with Blazers teammate Erick Barkley, were arrested after refusing to leave the scene of a brawl outside of a nightclub. When police arrived, they shouted profanities at officers until arrested for criminal trespass.
Barkley, Erick
Charge: Trespass
Arrest Date: September 6, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 23
Details: Barkley, along with Blazers teammate Bonzi Wells, were arrested after refusing to leave the scene of a brawl outside of a nightclub. When police arrived, they shouted profanities at officers until arrested for criminal trespass.
Grant, Gary
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 28, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 35
Robinson, Cliff
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: July 30, 1997
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 37
O’Neal, Jermaine
Charge: Resisting arrest, disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: June 14, 1997
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 18
Details: Despite being in the NBA, the direct from high-school star was still acting like an ordinary teenager. He was handing out pamphlets at the mall against mall policy when things escalated, and he eventually was arrested for ‘mouthing off’ to the cops. He appears to have learned his lesson (for a while) – he wasn’t arrested again for over seven years. He still holds the record for the youngest NBA player ever arrested, and with direct from high school players no longer allowed, his record may stand forever.
Rider, Isaiah
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: October 30, 1996
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 25
Details: Rider was arrested when sheriff’s deputies found him sitting in the back seat of a car parked alongside a highway in Portland smoking marijuana out of a soda can. This was the third arrest in just a four month span for Rider.
Strickland, Rod
Charge: Assault, menacing, and harrassment
Arrest Date: November 6, 1995
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 29
Details: Strickland allegedly had an argument with a woman at which point he punched her in the face, giving her a black eye. Strickland and the victim have a young child together. This was the second of six career arrests for Strickland.
Strickland, Rod
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: March 4, 1994
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 27
Details: The first of NBA Crime legend Rod Strickland’s six arrests during his illustrious career. Strickland, while out with fellow repeat offender Cliff Robinson, received battery charges in Chicago after getting in a shoving match with a truck driver following a minor traffic accident.
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