Category Archives: B
Bol, Manute
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: August 28, 1988
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 25
Details: After being pulled over for speeding, Bol failed a sobriety test and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. This was his second DUI arrest in less than two months, after being arrested in early July of 1988.
Bol, Manute
Charge: Driving while intoxicated, assault, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 2, 1988
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 25
Details: Bol was stopped by police at 5:20am in Maryland after being seen driving erratically. Bol then became argumentative and struck several troopers before being subdued and handcuffed.
Barnes, Marvin
Charge: Possession of an unregistered firearm
Arrest Date: October 9 1976
Franchise: Detroit Pistons
Age 24
Bryant, Joe
Charge: Cocaine possession, resisting arrest, and driving without a license
Arrest Date: May 5, 1976
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 21
Details: Two years before the birth of his famous son Kobe, Joe Bryant was a 21 year-old rookie playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. After police attempted to pull him over for having a busted taillight one evening, he fled, crashing into three parked cars. Police searched his sports car and found several bags of cocaine, placing him under arrest.
Beard, Ralph
Charge: Gambling
Arrest Date: October 20, 1951
Franchise: Indianapolis Olympians
Age 23
Details: Beard and fellow Olympians teammate Alex Groza were arrested after their involvement in a point-shaving incident two years earlier while playing college basketball at the University of Kentucky. Along with a third Kentucky teammate, Beard and Groza accepted $500 each from gamblers to keep a game versus Loyola within the point spread of 10. While trying to keep the score close, they accidentally lost to Loyola.
If you know of any arrest that isn’t in the database please let me know! If you have a link to the news story it would be very helpful.
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Charge: Writing bad checks
Arrest Date: March 19, 1983
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Birthdate: September 30, 1954
Age 28
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