Melo arrested for DUI

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Nuggets’ Anthony arrested on suspicion of DUI

By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer

This booking shot provided by the Denver Police Department shows Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony on Monday, April 14, 2008, after the basketball player was pulled over while driving his Mercedes Benz erratically on Interstate 25 near downtown Denver. Anthony was stopped by police under suspicion of driving under the influence.

DENVER (AP)—NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, hours after his worst game of the season.

The Denver Nuggets forward was arrested on Interstate 25, police said. He was alone in the car and pulled over for weaving and not dimming his lights.

Detective Sharon Hahn said Anthony failed a series of sobriety tests. He was charged with DUI, then taken to police headquarters before being released to a “sober responsible party,” Hahn said. Anthony is due in court May 14.

Mark Warkentien, the Nuggets’ vice president of basketball operations, said the team was aware of the situation but declined comment. The Nuggets did not practice Monday and Anthony wasn’t available. He’s expected at practice Tuesday.

Anthony’s attorney, Dan Recht, said his client consented to a blood test, but results won’t be available for about two weeks.

“Carmelo apologizes to his fans, the Denver community, his teammates and the Nuggets organization for the distraction this is causing them,” Recht said.

The Nuggets (49-32) moved a half game ahead of Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference on Sunday night when they beat Houston 111-94. Denver can clinch a fifth straight postseason berth by beating Memphis at home Wednesday night or if the Warriors lose at Phoenix on Monday night or against Seattle on Wednesday night.
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony heads down the court while facing the Houston Rockets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Sunday, April 13, 2008. Anthony was stopped by police while driving his Mercedes Benz erratically on Interstate 25 near downtown Denver early Monday, April 14, 2008, and charged for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo…

Anthony was held to 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting against a Rockets team that was missing defensive specialist Shane Battier. Anthony did extend his NBA-best streak of double-digit games to 206.

On Saturday, he committed a flagrant foul against Utah’s Deron Williams that changed the course of a close game. The Jazz went on to win 124-97.

Anthony was named an All-Star starter for the first time this year. He’s fourth in the NBA in scoring (25.8) and is averaging a career-best 7.4 rebounds.

Last season, he was involved in a brawl at Madison Square Garden. After J.R. Smith was collared on his way to a breakaway basket in the closing minutes of a rout, Anthony, then the league’s leading scorer, dropped the New York Knicks’ Mardy Collins with a punch that drew a 15-game suspension.

In February, Anthony was ticketed in Colorado for driving 25 mph over the posted speed limit. A hearing is set for next month.

Associated Press Writer Dan Elliott contributed to this report.



What a fuggin' idiot...but it makes me smile

[revnecro1273]

probably the best news of the day...wish it was more serious though

[Slyce]

He'll get a light slap on the wrist.......maybe!!
You or me??? I hate to think

[TCD619]

DUMBASS!!!!!
all that money and can't buy a driver for the night while drinking. cmon now.

SUSPEND HIM!!!!
I was talking to a friend today about him being "face of the league" along w/lebron etc, but remember they suspended for fighting pretty bad vs knicks. this will kill nuggets having any kind of chance.

lets go stern!

[23selu]

Too bad he didn't have a fine piece of pussy to drive him home. FAG!

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by tdiddy619

DUMBASS!!!!!
all that money and can't buy a driver for the night while drinking. cmon now.

SUSPEND HIM!!!!
I was talking to a friend today about him being "face of the league" along w/lebron etc, but remember they suspended for fighting pretty bad vs knicks. this will kill nuggets having any kind of chance.

lets go stern!

i agree...these people make so much cash, why would they even want to drive? hire a dude to be on staff and pay him 50k a year just to drive your ass around whenever...not like they can't afford it...why would anyone want to drive when you don't have? sit in the back go online, bang a bitch, sleep, drink, whatever while someone else is behind the wheel