Category Archives: Assault and/or Battery
McLeod, Roshown
Charge: Battery of pregnant woman
Arrest Date: April 17, 2000
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 24
Details: McLeod allegedly shoved his girlfriend, who is pregnant, during an argument over her use of the telephone. She then called police.
Mason, Anthony
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: February 26, 2000
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 33
Details: Mason allegedly took part in an early morning brawl outside of an upscale Harlem nightspot. Mason and four of his friends were charged with assault after badly beating a man after one of them accidentally bumped into the victim.
Recasner, Eldridge
Charge: Assault
Arrest Date: December 24, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 32
Smith, Leon
Charge: Aggravated assault
Arrest Date: December 2, 1999
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 19
Details: The young Dallas rookie was arrested after a complaint was filed by a local 16-year old girl alleging that he threatened to harm her, and that he brandished a gun and threatened to shoot the girl’s brother if she told him about the encounter. Smith would end up being arrested again a day later and never played a single game for the Dallas Mavericks.
Rodman, Dennis
Charge: Battery
Arrest Date: November 5, 1999
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 38
Details: Rodman and his estranged wife Carmen Electra were arrested at an upscale Miami Beach hotel after the two were involved in a physical altercation. Police were called to investigate reports of a loud disturbance, and when they arrived they found Electra with a cut on her lip and Rodman with scratches on his arm and a torn shirt.
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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.”
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Charles Barkley – October 27, 1997
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