Category Archives: B
Buford, Rodney
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: May 6, 2000
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 22
Details: Buford’s third run-in with the law in a year started with him getting pulled over for tinted windows in Miami. Officers then smelled marijuana and discovered the drug upon searching the vehicle. Buford’s NBA career was short lived, and he later was repeatedly suspended in European leagues for failing drug tests.
Buford, Rodney
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: November 5, 1999
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 22
Battie, Tony
Charge: Battery of a police officer
Arrest Date: April 17, 1999
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 23
Details: While waiting in his car outside of a Boston-area nightclub, Battie was approached by officers who asked him to move his vehicle. Battie refused and when officers tried to arrest him he drove off, dragging an officer along with him. Battie stopped only after the officer drew his gun.
Barkley, Charles
Charge: Aggravated battery and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: October 27, 1997
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 34
Details: While enjoying drinks at an Orlando area bar with three women, Barkley became enraged when another patron threw a glass of ice at him. In one of the more famous NBA arrests, Barkley then chased the man to the front of the bar, lifted him up, and hurled him through a plate-glass window. As the man lay on the ground bleeding, Barkley then stood over him and told him ”you got what you deserve. You don’t respect me. I hope you’re hurt.”
Mugshot:
Charles Barkley – October 27, 1997
Blaylock, Mookie
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: February 1, 1997
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 29
Details: Blaylock was arrested while trying to board a plane from Vancouver to Phoenix after drug-sniffing dogs discovered two ounce of marijuana in his baggage. This was his second drug related arrest in two years.
Blount, Corie
Charge: Traffic warrant
Arrest Date: August 29, 1996
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 27
Details: During an early morning traffic stop in Los Angeles, officers discovered an outstanding warrant for Blount from 5 years earlier stemming from a citation for driving with a suspended license, and placed him under arrest.
Blaylock, Mookie
Charge: Marijuana possession and driving under the influence
Arrest Date: January 11, 1995
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 27
Barkley, Charles
Charge: Disorderly conduct
Arrest Date: December 23, 1991
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 28
Details: After leaving a bar in Milwaukee at 2:30 AM, a group of people followed Barkley, taunting him. An argument ensued, and ended with Barkley punching one of the men in the face, breaking his nose and cutting his forehead.
Mugshot:
Charles Barkley – December 23, 1991
Bedford, William
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: October 23, 1991
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 27
Brickowski, Frank
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: September 5, 1991
Franchise: Milwaukee Bucks
Age 32
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