Category Archives: Drunk Driving
Ilgauskas, Zydrunas
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: September 15, 2002
Franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers
Age 27
Details: Ilgauskas was pulled over just before 4am for driving erratically. He then failed a field sobriety test, and a breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol level above the .10 legal limit of the state of Ohio.
Coleman, Derrick
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: July 27, 2002
Franchise: Philadelphia 76ers
Age 35
Details: Coleman was pulled over at 3:30am for driving 100mph, and officers smelled an odor of alcohol. Coleman refused to take a breathakyzer test and was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. Incredibly, this was Coleman’s seventh arrest since going pro, an all-time record that still stands to this day.
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Marbury, Stephon
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 8, 2002
Franchise: Phoenix Sun
Age 24
Details: Marbury was pulled over in Arizona after officers spotted him speeding and weaving in and out of his lane. His speech was slurred and his breath smelled like alcohol, and his blood alcohol level was a .153, nearly double the legal limit of .08.
Francis, Steve
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: December 16, 2001
Franchise: Houston Rockets
Age 23
Grant, Gary
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: February 28, 2001
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 35
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.
Smith, Michael
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: February 4, 2001
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 28
Strickland, Rod
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: January 7, 2001
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 34
Details: Strickland was arrested after driving erratically on the parkway in Virginia. He refused to take a breathalyzer test. This was the sixth arrest during Strickland’s pro career, and the third for driving under the influence.
Rodman, Dennis
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: December 23, 1999
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 38
Details: While driving his Bentley, Rodman was pulled over after security in the area had reported he was intoxicated as he was leaving a local restaurant and bar. Rodman flunked a field-sobriety test and was placed under arrest. This was his third arrest in a four month span in 1999.
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Coleman, Derrick
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: October 27, 1999
Franchise: New Orleans Pelicans
Age 32
Details: Coleman was arrested driving while under the influence after the car he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer. Hornets backup guard Eldridge Recasner was a passenger in Coleman’s vehicle and was injured. This was one of three arrests for Coleman in 1999 alone, and one of an astounding seven career arrests.
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