Category Archives: B
Brown, Kwame
Charge: Disorderly conduct and interfering with a police investigation
Arrest Date: September 29, 2007
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 25
Details: After police pulled over Brown’s cousin for drunkenly driving the wrong way down a one-way street, Brown approached officers and interfered with their arrest. He became disruptive and was himself arrested for disorderly conduct and interfering with an investigation. This was Brown’s third arrest since becoming a pro.
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Blatche, Andray
Charge: Solicitation of prostitution
Arrest Date: August 2, 2007
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 20
Details: Frequent arrestee Andray Blatche was arrested in Washington D.C. after attempting to solicit sex from a female undercover police officer. This was the second of three arrests to date during Blatche’s pro career.
Burks, Antonio
Charge: Non-payment of speeding ticket
Arrest Date: October 25, 2006
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 26
Details: Burks was arrested after failing to respond to a speeding ticket he received three months earlier when he was pulled over for going 59 mph in a 30 mph zone. He failed to appear to a court date in September, and another in October, leading to an arrest warrant being issued.
Blatche, Andray
Charge: Driving without a license
Arrest Date: October 2006
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 20
Baxter, Lonny
Charge: Possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition charges
Arrest Date: August 16, 2006
Franchise: Charlotte Hornets
Age 27
Details: Baxter was arrested after firing a handgun out of his vehicle at 2:30am less than two blocks from the White House in Washington, DC. Secret Service stopped his vehicle and found spent shell casings in plain view inside.
Brown, Kwame
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: August 20, 2003
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 21
Details: Brown was pulled over at 3am after officers observed his Hummer weaving and crossing the center line. He failed a roadside sobriety test and was found to have a blood-alcohol level of .147, above the legal limit of .08. This was the second of three career arrests for Brown.
Bryant, Kobe
Charge: Sexual assault
Arrest Date: July 4, 2003
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 24
Details: In one of the most famous NBA arrest cases, Bryant was arrested on sexual assault charges following claims by a 19-year old in Colorado. She accused him of raping her in a hotel room where she was an employee. Details emerged, and Bryant admitted to cheating on his wife and having sex with her but denied the rape charges. The case was eventually dismissed after the accuser refused to testify following inconsistencies in her story. They did settle a civil case out of court, though terms of that settlement are unknown.
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Brown, Kwame
Charge: Speeding
Arrest Date: April 1, 2002
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 20
Details: Kwame Brown, the former #1 draft pick, may be considered a bust, but he is an NBA crime all-star. In 2002 he received his first of three career arrests by getting busted for speeding after racing another driver at 120mph through a construction zone. He ultimately lost his license for this infraction, but still managed to get a DUI just over a year later.
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.
Benjamin, Corey
Charge: Domestic Battery
Arrest Date: October 17, 2000
Franchise: Chicago Bulls
Age 22
Details: Benjamin returned home after a game and got into an argument with his girlfriend when she asked him to buy diapers for their child and he refused. When Benjamin returned home later he found his girlfriend locked in the couple’s bedroom. He broke down the door and grabber her around the throat and slapped her, claiming that since he paid the bills she couldn’t lock any doors against him.
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