Sprewell, Latrell
Charge: Driving with a suspended license
Arrest Date: February 27, 2003
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 32
Details: Sprewell was pulled over and arrested in Manhattan for driving with a suspended license. The license had been suspended after he failed to answer a summons for failing to signal. He was taken into custody, paid a fine and was released.
Potapenko, Vitaly
Charge: Disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest
Arrest Date: July 12, 2004
Franchise: Oklahoma City Thunder
Age 29
Details: Potapenko was denied entry to a Miami Beach club due to being inebriated and refused to leave the scene. Officers responded and Potapenko became aggressive and allegedly used a racial slur and was placed under arrest.
Woods, Qyntel
Charge: Animal cruelty
Arrest Date: January 21, 2005
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 23
Details: Investigators began looking into Woods following a 2014 television report that alleged his pet pit bull was abandoned and covered in serious bite wounds. Four months later he plead guilty to misdemeanor animal abuse to avoid more serious charges of dog fighting, and was sentenced to probation and community service. The Blazers waived Woods immediately following his plea.
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Randolph, Zach
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: April 5, 2009
Franchise: Los Angeles Clippers
Age 27
Details: Following a loss to the neighboring Lakers, Zach Randolph apparently went out drinking. He was pulled over weaving his Rolls Royce across an LA freeway. This was Randolph’s third career arrest, though his first in over five years.
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Payton, Gary
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: August 28, 2004
Franchise: Boston Celtics
Age 36
Details: Three weeks after being unceremoniously traded from the Lakers to the Celtics, Payton was pulled over after being spotted backing down an onramp on a San Diego freeway. Once pulled over he failed a sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence. This was Payton’s second arrest in as many years.
Woods, Qyntel
Charge: Marijuana possession
Arrest Date: March 29, 2003
Franchise: Portland Trailblazers
Age 22
Details: Taking place at the peak of the “Jailblazers” era, rookie Qyntel Woods’ arrest for marijuana possession was the sixth Portland arrest within the last year. Woods was pulled over for speeding when officers found a small amount of marijuana in his car.
Ebanks, Devin
Charge: Driving under the influence
Arrest Date: November 9, 2012
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 23
Details: Ebanks was pulled over in the early morning hours in Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving, after celebrating a birthday party at the Roxbury night club.
Barnes, Matt
Charge: Driving on a suspended license, threatening a police officer
Arrest Date: July 30, 2012
Franchise: Los Angeles Lakers
Age 31
Details: Barnes’ second career arrest started innocuously enough when he was arrested for an outstanding traffic citation, but quickly escalated to a felony when he threatened a police officer. His demonic smile makes for one of the better mugshots – much better than his low-key mugshot following a domestic violence arrest in 2010.
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Kidd, Jason
Charge: Driving while intoxicated
Arrest Date: July 15, 2012
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 39
Details: Just three days after Kidd’s introductory press conference welcoming him to the Knicks, he continued to celebrate by driving drunk in Long Island and crashing into a telephone pole. This was Kidd’s third career arrest, spanning three decades, and his first in over 11 years.
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Smith, JR
Charge: Failure to appear in court
Arrest Date: May 24, 2012
Franchise: New York Knicks
Age 26
Details: After being arrested in 2011 for driving a scooter without a license, Smith subsequently skipped his scheduled court appearance, causing a bench warrant to be issued for him. He was eventually arrested in Miami for failure to appear in court. This was his fourth arrest since going pro.
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