Report: Former NBA Center Samuel Dalembert Arrested in Florida

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Samuel Dalembert, who played 13 seasons in the NBA, is currently facing battery charges in Boca Raton, Florida. Authorities claim Dalembert hit his girlfriend and her cousin after discovering she was leaving for Orlando with their two children.

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A Boca Raton police report says police responded to Dalembert’s home Sunday evening after a 911 hang-up. The woman and her cousin initially told officers nothing was wrong but eventually said the 7-foot, 270-pound Dalembert became upset after finding out that his girlfriend was leaving for Orlando with their two children.

 

The cousin told police Dalembert pushed the girlfriend down and then choked the cousin when he tried to intervene. Dalembert was arrested on two counts of battery and released from jail.

 

Dalembert played with the 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks during a 13-year NBA career.

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Lawrence Taylor arrested for DUI, hit police car

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Lawrence Taylor has found himself in legal trouble once again.

LT was arrested on suspicion of DUI Friday in Palm Beach, Fla., according to WPTV — NBC’s affiliate in West Palm Beach.

According to WPTV, Taylor was driving his Bentley around 5:20 pm on the highway when he hit a motorhome and then sideswiped a patrol vehicle when switching lanes. The damage to the patrol vehicle was said to be minimal and just involved the car’s mirror.

Taylor was taken into custody at Palm Beach County Jail where he was booked.

Taylor, a Hall of Fame linebacker, has a history of substance abuse and legal problems. In addition to his drug addictions, Taylor has a history of alcohol abuse, including this disturbing story from his draft day. He twice has left the scene of a car accident; pleaded guilty in 2011 to misdemeanor charges after paying a minor to for sex; and earlier this year he was involved in an incident with his wife that led to her being charged with domestic violence.

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ESPN confuses Devin Booker with arrested Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler

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Devin Booker is the sharpshooting young 2-guard the Phoenix Suns drafted No. 13 overall last summer. Devin Butler is the Notre Dame cornerback who was arrested over the weekend on preliminary felony charges of battery to law enforcement and resisting arrest. ESPN ran into a bit of trouble making that distinction on Saturday.

The Worldwide Leader in Sports had a rather embarrassing gaffe on an episode of SportsCenter when they used an image of Booker to accompany a story about Butler’s arrest.

.@SportsCenter whoops. @DevinBook pic.twitter.com/sHKYdf1ybT

— JTrain (@purplePHXorange) August 21, 2016

Of course living in the era of social media, the goof would not go unnoticed and wound up going viral, even coming to the attention of Booker himself.

Really… @espn @SportsCenter

— Devin Booker (@DevinBook) August 21, 2016

The network quickly issued an apology within the hour, which was read on the air by anchor Zubin Mehenti.

@DevinBook @espn @SportsCenter pic.twitter.com/uAJAgVOWF4

— JTrain (@purplePHXorange) August 21, 2016

Apparently, 13.8 points per game in your first NBA season, All-Rookie First Team honors, and a personalized gift from The Black Mamba isn’t enough to garner some respect around these parts. Keep grinding, Book.

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Utah receiver arrested for throwing things at patrol building, climbing on police car

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A Utah wide receiver is facing charges after he was accused of jumping on a police car and throwing items at a patrol building.

Cory Butler-Byrd, who was suspended last week for “personal issues,” is facing criminal mischief charges for a pair of incidents that took place recently.

According to Kyle Goon of the Salt Lake Tribune, court documents state that officers heard glass shattering and came outside of the patrol building to find Butler-Byrd preparing to throw a sign at the building. He admitted to throwing a piece of wood, and admitted to jumping on top of a patrol car that had a shattered back window and a dent in it.

Butler-Byrd faces a court date on September 13. He faces up to one year in jail for a class A misdemeanor, and as far as we know, did not say anything about the President while being arrested.

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