Category Archives: 1980’s
Gondrezick, Grant
Charge: Cocaine trafficking
Arrest Date: April 16, 1987
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 24
Details: Gondrezick, along with Suns teammates Jay Humphries and James Edwards, were indicted by a grand-jury in a wide-ranging criminal case involving felony cocaine purchases from a local-area business. As many as five other former Suns teammates were involved.
Edwards, James
Charge: Cocaine trafficking
Arrest Date: April 16, 1987
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 31
Details: Edwards, along with Suns teammates Grant Gondrezick and Jay Humphries, were indicted by a grand-jury in a wide-ranging criminal case involving felony cocaine purchases from a local-area business. As many as five other former Suns teammates were involved.
Lloyd, Lewis
Charge: Failure to pay child support
Arrest Date: November 22, 1986
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 27
Olajuwon, Hakeem
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: April 29, 1986
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 23
Details: Olajuwon was arrested for assault after a 7-11 clerk in Houston accused him of punching him in the face following an altercation at the convenience store.
Mullin, Chris
Charge: Reckless driving and speeding
Arrest Date: 1986
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 22-23
Huston, Geoff
Charge: Sexual imposition, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: October 2, 1984
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 26
Details: Huston stopped in an Ohio convenience store after midnight asking for directions. He then became angry, knocking over merchandise displays and grabbing a female employee ‘between the legs.’ Police were called and arrested Huston a short time later.
Drew, John
Charge: Writing bad checks
Arrest Date: May 24, 1985
Franchise: Utah Jazz
Age 28
Details: One year before receiving a lifetime ban from the league for repeated drug offenses, Drew was pinched for writing several bad checks at a Salt Lake grocery store.
Matthews, Wes
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: June 10, 1981
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 21
Simpson, Ralph
Charge: Assault, burglary, and criminal mischief
Arrest Date: July 30, 1980
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 30
Johnson, Eddie
Charge: Motor vehicle theft
Arrest Date: July 24, 1980
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 25
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