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Smith, JR
Charge: Criminal mischief
Arrest Date: July 29, 2018
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 32
Details: Smith turned himself in to police to face charges that he broke the cellphone of a fan who tried to take video of him in the middle of the night outside a Manhattan pizzeria. The charge stems from a report by a man who said he recognized Smith walking by and tried to record him using Snapchat, police said. The man alleged Smith responded by snatching away his phone and heaving it across 10th Avenue into a construction zone, breaking the screen. This is Smith’s fifth career arrest, the most of any active player.
Schroder, Dennis
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: September 29, 2017
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 24
Details: Officers were called to a Georgia hookah bar in response to reports of an altercation. Security footage captured Schroder and several individuals in a heated exchange with another patron. Schroder allegedly shoved the victim, and then kicked and punched him until security pulled him away. The victim sustained scratches to his right knee and complained of right ankle pain, according to the report.
Smith, Leon
Charge: Criminal damage to a vehicle and violating an order of protection
Arrest Date: December 3, 1999
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 19
Details: A day after being arrested for assault, the young Dallas rookie went to the home of the accuser and smashed her mothers’ car windows, and was arrested a second time. He ended up never playing a single game for the Dallas Mavericks, playing only 15 total games in his NBA career.
Shumpert, Iman
Charge: Driving under the influence, marijuana possession
Arrest Date: August 10, 2016
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 26
Details: Two months after winning his first championship with the Cavaliers, Shumpert was pulled over in Atlanta after being observed weaving in and out of his lane. He then failed field sobriety tests and was handcuffed and placed under arrest. When deputies searched Shumpert’s car, they then found marijuana in a backpack in the trunk.
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Scott, Mike
Charge: Marijuana possession, schedule 1 drug possession
Arrest Date: July 30, 2015
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 27
Details: Scott was riding in a car with his brother when police attempted to pull them over for following too closely to other vehicles. The vehicle failed to stop and accelerated to 98mph before eventually pulling over after a two mile pursuit. Police found over an ounce of marijuana and 10.9 grams of a MDMA. Scott was arrested and charged with felony drug possession.
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Sefolosha, Thabo
Charge: Disoderly conduct and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: April 8, 2015
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 30
Details: Sefolosha was arrested along with teammate Pero Antic after interfering with officers outside the 1Oak nightclub in Manhattan. This was following the stabbing of Indiana Pacer Chris Copeland moments earlier. Sefolosha broke his leg in the incident causing him to miss the remainder of the season. See below for video showing officers tackling and striking him with a nightstick.
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Speights, Marreese
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: August 5, 2014
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 27
Details: Speights was stopped in his Bentley at 3:30am after not yielding to traffic. He was found to have a blood alcohol level of .10, and was arrested for driving under the influence. He had been out that evening celebrating his 27th birthday.
Sullinger, Jared
Charge: Assault and battery, malicious destruction of property and intimidation of a witness
Arrest Date: September 3, 2013
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 21
Details: Sullinger turned himself in several days after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend following an argument after she found evidence on his cell phone that he was cheating on her. His girlfriend started packing her bags to leave when Sullinger pushed her onto a bed, pinned her, and tossed her onto the ground before smashing her cell phone.
Sprewell, Latrell
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: February 27, 2003
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 32
Details: Sprewell was pulled over and arrested in Manhattan for driving with a suspended license. The license had been suspended after he failed to answer a summons for failing to signal. He was taken into custody, paid a fine and was released.
Smith, JR
Charge: Failure to appear in court
Arrest Date: May 24, 2012
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 26
Details: After being arrested in 2011 for driving a scooter without a license, Smith subsequently skipped his scheduled court appearance, causing a bench warrant to be issued for him. He was eventually arrested in Miami for failure to appear in court. This was his fourth arrest since going pro.
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