Category Archives: Drunk Driving
Ellis, Dale
Charge: Driving while intoxicated and reckless driving
Arrest Date: January 12, 1990
Franchise: Seattle Supersonics
Age 29
Details: While driving up a highway on-ramp at 2am, Ellis veered sharply into a collapsible barrier and across into the express lanes before crashing. Ellis was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and three broken ribs, and arrested for driving while intoxicated. This was his third arrest in the previous 3 years.
Tarpley, Roy
Charge: Driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: November 15, 1989
Franchise: Dallas Mavericks
Age 24
Details: Tarpley, who was ultimately banned from the NBA for repeated drug and alcohol violations, received his first career arrest after getting pulled over and scuffling with officers. It ultimately took six policemen to subdue him after his violent reaction. He was later arrested for DUI again two years later.
Bol, Manute
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: August 28, 1988
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 25
Details: After being pulled over for speeding, Bol failed a sobriety test and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. This was his second DUI arrest in less than two months, after being arrested in early July of 1988.
Bol, Manute
Charge: Driving while intoxicated, assault, and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 2, 1988
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 25
Details: Bol was stopped by police at 5:20am in Maryland after being seen driving erratically. Bol then became argumentative and struck several troopers before being subdued and handcuffed.
King, Bernard
Charge: Driving under the influence, driving without a license, possession of cocaine
Arrest Date: December 18, 1978
Franchise: New Jersey Nets
Age 22
Details: Yet another arrest for King came when police found the Nets star passed out and slumped over the steering wheel of his Corvette while in possession of a small amount of cocaine. This was the third arrest for King since being drafted by the Nets just 18 months earlier, and his fifth arrest since joining the University of Tennessee basketball program. He was ultimately traded to the Jazz by the frustrated Nets, where he eventually faced his most serious charges of sexual assault after a New Years incident in 1980.
Maravich, Pete
Charge: Driving While Intoxicated
Arrest Date: April 18, 1971
Franchise: Atlanta Hawks
Age 23
Fulks, Joe
Charge: Driving Under the Influence
Arrest Date: June 4, 1953
Franchise: Golden State Warriors
Age 31
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