Category Archives: Non Drug/Alcohol Driving Citation
Blatche, Andray
Charge: Reckless driving
Arrest Date: June 4, 2008
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 21
Details: Blatche was pulled over in Virginia for driving 86 mph in a 70 mph zone, and was found to have a suspended license from a previous driving infraction. This was Blatche’s third arrest in a three year span.
Williams, Shawne
Charge: Marijuana possession and driving without a license
Arrest Date: September 11, 2007
Franchise: Indiana Pacers
Age 21
Details: After being pulled over for not using a signal, officers smelled marijuana. Upon looking inside the vehicle officers spotted a firearm, which later was discovered to have been stolen. Williams was arrested for marijuana possession and driving without a license, while another passenger took the gun charge.
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Smith, JR
Charge: Reckless driving
Arrest Date: June 9, 2007
Franchise: Denver Nuggets
Age 21
Details: While driving through New Jersey with a friend, Smith ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle, causing both he and his friend to be ejected from the car. Smith escaped with minor injuries, however his friend died. Smith avoided vehicular manslaughter charges, but ultimately was convicted two years later of reckless driving.
Morris, Randolph
Charge: Reckless driving
Arrest Date: August 7, 2002
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 21
Details: While driving in Kentucky, Morris was pulled over for speeding and was given a breathalyzer test. He registered a blood alcohol level of .069, just below the legal limit of .08, avoiding a drunken driving charge. He was arrested, however, for reckless driving.
Burks, Antonio
Charge: Non-payment of speeding ticket
Arrest Date: October 25, 2006
Franchise: Miami Heat
Age 26
Details: Burks was arrested after failing to respond to a speeding ticket he received three months earlier when he was pulled over for going 59 mph in a 30 mph zone. He failed to appear to a court date in September, and another in October, leading to an arrest warrant being issued.
Blatche, Andray
Charge: Driving without a license
Arrest Date: October 2006
Franchise: Washington Wizards
Age 20
Griffin, Eddie
Charge: Inattentive driving
Arrest Date: March 30, 2006
Franchise: Minnesota Timberwolves
Age 23
Details: The late Eddie Griffin received his fourth and final nba arrest in 2006, about a year and a half before his drunk-driving death. After crashing his SUV into a parked car he was charged only with inattentive driving. A few months later, however, a surveillance video surfaced of him professing his drunkenness following the crash. In addition, a lawsuit later was filed against Griffin alleging he was not only drunk but masturbating to a pornographic DVD while driving, causing the accident.
Greene, Orien
Charge: Failure to stop, operating vehicle to endanger
Arrest Date: March 29, 2006
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 24
Details: Celtics rookie Orien Greene was pulled over by police after being clocked driving at a whopping 90 mph on a city street. After a brief pursuit he was arrested and charged.
Fizer, Marcus
Charge: Unlawful possession of firearm and driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: October 13, 2002
Franchise: Chicago Bulls
Age 24
Details: Fizer was pulled over in his SUV at 2am in Chicago because his vehicle had illegally tinted windows. Officers then discovered he had a suspended license, and while preparing his vehicle to be towed found a .40-caliber Beretta under the passenger seat.
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