Category Archives: Drugs – Marijuana
Robinson, Cliff
Charge: Marijuana possession and driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 5, 2001
Franchise: Phoenix Suns
Age 40
Details: The forty year-old Robinson got arrested for the fourth and final time in his NBA career, with the Phoenix Suns. He was pulled over for speeding and weaving at 1:30am and officers found marijuana in his vehicle. With this arrest, he officially became the oldest NBA player to ever get arrested.
Mack, Sam
Charge: Cocaine & marijuana possession
Arrest Date: July 11, 2000
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 30
Details: Mack fled from officers in his Range Rover after they attempted to stop him for speeding. After a brief chase that ended in front of his mother’s home, he was found in possession of 20 individually wrapped bags of marijuana, one rock of cocaine, a digital scale and more than $2,800 in small bills.
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
Nailon, Lee
Charge: Evading arrest and possession of marijuana
Arrest Date: July 24, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 24
Details: Nailon and two other men, including NFL star LaDainian Tomlinson, were smoking marijuana in a Texas motel when officers knocked on the door after noticing the smell. The three men then jumped out of a second story window before being apprehended in Nailon’s SUV. This was the first of three career arrests for Nailon.
Gray, Ed
Charge: Marijuana possession and driving under the influence
Arrest Date: March 26, 1999
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 23
Details: Gray was pulled over for minor traffic violations, at which point officers found marijuana and an open alcohol container in the car. He was also found to have been driving with a suspended license, and was placed under arrest.
Webber, Chris
Charge: Marijuana possession and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: January 20, 1998
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 24
Details: Webber was pulled over by police for speeding and did not have his license or registration, instead offering his credit card as proof of identification. He was slow to answer questions and struck an officers hand when he tried to remove him from the car. He resisted further until pepper spray was used by officers, and when they searched his vehicle they discovered marijuana.
Iverson, Allen
Charge: Marijuana possession and unlawful possession of a firearm
Arrest Date: August 4, 1997
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 22
Details: Iverson was a passenger in a car that was pulled over in Virginia for speeding. Officers smelled marijuana in the car, and after a search they also discovered a 45 caliber pistol on the floor in front of Iverson’s seat.
Robinson, Cliff
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: July 30, 1997
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 37
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