Category Archives: 2010
Haddadi, Hamed
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: November 25, 2010
Franchise: Memphis Grizzlies
Age 25
Details: Haddadi was arrested following a 5am disturbance with his girlfriend at his Memphis apartment. Police found his girlfriend intoxicated and bleeding from the head and hand, and found Haddadi with scratches on his face and hand. She alleged he choked and shoved her after seeing her talk to another man but he alleges the fight was prompted when he wouldn’t reciprocate her sexual advances. Due to the conflicting accounts, both were arrested for assault.
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Wright, Antoine
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: November 4, 2010
Franchise: Sacramento Kings
Age 26
Details: Wright was pulled over and charged with DUI after his blood-alcohol level was found to be a 0.2, more than twice the legal limit in California. He subsequently pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 15 days in jail and 3 years probation.
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Barnes, Matt
Charge: Domestic violence
Arrest Date: September 8, 2010
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 30
Details: Officers came to Barnes’ house after a 911 call was placed from the residence. Upon arriving, they found both Barnes and a female companion with visible injuries. It was determined that Barnes was the aggressor and he was arrested for domestic violence. This was his first of two career arrests to date.
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Krstic, Nenad
Charge: Sports violence
Arrest Date: August 19, 2010
Franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder
Age 27
Details: Krstic was arrested after a brawl during a match between Serbia and Greece. During the fight Krstic grabbed one player by the throat and hurled a chair at another, leaving him with a bloody wound on the side of his head. See below for video of the brawl and the chair thrown by Krstic (chair throw is at 1:08 mark of video).
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Stephenson, Lance
Charge: Assault, harassment, menacing, and possession of a deadly weapon
Arrest Date: August 15, 2010
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 19
Details: Two months after being drafted by the Pacers, Stephenson was arrested for felony assault after shoving his girlfriend down a flight of stairs. This was not his first bust for violence against women; two years earlier he was arrested for sexually abusing a 17 year-old girl.
Haslem, Udonis
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 15, 2010
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 30
Details: Haslem was pulled over for speeding in Miami during the offseason, at which point officers smelled marijuana in the car and placed him under arrest for simple possession.
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Evans, Tyreke
Charge: Reckless driving
Arrest Date: May 31, 2010
Franchise: Sacramento Kings
Age 20
Details: Evans was spotted by a police helicopter driving his Mercedes at speeds of up to 120 to 130 mph. He was pulled over and arrested at gunpoint for reckless driving. See below for video of the pursuit and arrest.
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Villanueva, Charlie
Charge: Domestic assault
Arrest Date: May 19, 2010
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 25
Details: Villanueva was arrested in Ontario, Canada on charges of domestic assault. No details on the alleged crime or the victim involved were provided. This was Villanueva’s first career arrest.
Chandler, Wilson
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: May 18, 2010
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 23
Details: While driving his Mercedes in Queens, New York, Chandler was pulled over for having his lights off. Officers then discovered a joint and 12 bags of marijuana in his car, and arrested him and a friend for possession.
Wright, Dorell
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: March 11, 2010
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 24
Details: Wright was pulled over in Miami at 3:30am after driving his Bentley erratically, and was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence. This was his fourth driving citation since becoming a pro in 2004, though his first arrest.
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