Carmello Anthony gets DUI

[kballa422 10+ year member]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3346621

DENVER -- NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence, hours after his worst game of the season.
Police said the Denver Nuggets forward was arrested on Interstate 25. He was pulled over for weaving and failing to dim his lights.

Detective Sharon Hahn said Anthony, who was alone in the car, failed a series of sobriety tests. He was ticketed and released at the scene, but Hahn did not know how he got home. Denver police don't jail DUI suspects and Anthony was no exception, 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.

Anthony apologized through his attorney, Dan Recht.

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

He said Anthony consented to a blood test, but results won't be available for about two weeks.

In the meantime, "Carmelo will try to stay focused on his family and his team," Recht said.

The Nuggets are in the middle of a heated playoff race. They 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.

But it was Anthony's worst outing of the season. He was held to 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting against a Rockets team that was missing defensive specialist Shane Battier.

Anthony still managed to 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 he course of a close game, and the Jazz ran away with a 124-97 win.

The Nuggets did not practice on Monday and Anthony wasn't available. He's expected back on the court at practice on Tuesday.

The Nuggets (49-32) can clinch their fifth straight postseason berth by beating Memphis at home on Wednesday night or if the Warriors lose at Phoenix on Monday night or against Seattle on Wednesday night.

Despite his poor game Sunday, Anthony has had another stellar season. He was named an All-Star starter for the first time alongside teammate Allen Iverson, and 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 bucket 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 cost him a 15-game suspension.

In February, Anthony was ticketed in Arapahoe County for driving 25 mph over the posted speed limit. A hearing is set for next month in that speeding case.

He's putting together a nice rap sheet for himself, good thing he isn't in the NFL or he might be looking at some serious consequences.

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[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

yep...if I were to do that I would get my car confiscated plus jail time

Carmelo does it and its yet another slap on the wrist

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[rtillaree 10+ year member]

well if it's true, it's not really a surprise...I'm not a fan of his so it doesn't really bother me...i don't understand why, as a high paid celebrity he couldn't have gotten a cab or a service to take him home...it's stupid to drive drunk...beyond stupid as everyone knows..it's the fans and the team that deserve better...

 

[kballa422 10+ year member]

He is a thug no doubt.

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

I don't condone drinking and driving but if you do, never fire up your brights, more than likely your dumbass will forget to dim them and any cop will instantly pull you over to check for dui.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i got 6 dui's last week

on wednesday

 

[duece212 5,000+ posts]

i got 6 dui's last week
on wednesday

thats gangsta!

 

[kballa422 10+ year member]

i got 6 dui's last week
on wednesday

**** nga, u b thuggin' mo then 'Mello. Props 2 ya dawg

 

[rtillaree 10+ year member]

"I'm so hood"

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

werd...hood nukkahs would girlie punch a Knick while hes not looking then run away from a 5'9" man

 

[kauai808 10+ year member]

I hope they suspend him for a the last game of the season so the warriors can get in. Atleast suspend him in the first round if they play my lakers.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

no way he would risk that, its fake.......

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

yep...if I were to do that I would get my car confiscated plus jail time
Carmelo does it and its yet another slap on the wrist

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not if you were in denver. it says denver police dont jail any dui suspects. he wasnt released cause he was a star.

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

no way he would risk that, its fake.......

this is the same moron that was on a dvd with a bunch of convicted felons while they were selling drugs after he became a star. were not talking about the smartest of people here.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

I hope they suspend him for a the last game of the season so the warriors can get in. Atleast suspend him in the first round if they play my lakers.

denver plays well without carmelo. i was a nuggets fan before being a nuggets fan became popular, but i say suspend him. we'll lose in the playoffs, but we don't play good enough defense to win a championship.....probably. i'd give him 3 days. last regular season game and the first 2 playoff games, or the first 2 of next season if they don't get in.