Payton Arrested in DUI Case

[iminlakerland]

ARRESTED! DUMBASS! (http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-payton9sep09,1,3703748.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers)

September 9, 2004

THE INSIDE TRACK
Payton Arrested in DUI Case
Mike Bresnahan

Gary Payton was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after trying to back his car down an onramp on the San Diego Freeway near Brentwood early Aug. 28, the California Highway Patrol said.

Payton, traded from the Lakers to the Boston Celtics earlier last month, was stopped at 1:14 a.m. after an officer saw him backing down the Moraga Drive onramp to avoid heavy traffic caused by an accident.

Payton failed an on-site alcohol sobriety test and was taken to the West Los Angeles Police Department, CHP Officer Ron Burch said.

Payton, who was also cited for unsafe backing, was released to his wife, Monique, after completing a chemical test at the station. He is scheduled to appear at court in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 15, less than two weeks after the Celtics begin training camp. Payton, 36, has threatened to retire rather than play for the Celtics.

Last year, Payton was charged with two counts of common assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm for his role in an alleged altercation outside a Toronto club in April 2003. A trial is pending. Payton was with the Milwaukee Bucks at the time.

— Mike Bresnahan

[iminlakerland]

Burn in hell you damn CANCER!

[KoriEllis]

after trying to back his car down an onramp on the San Diego Freeway

He's lucky he didn't die.

What the hell?

[KoriEllis]

This happened two weeks ago. How did it not hit the news until today?

[iminlakerland]

Who knows Kori...

I dont think i've hated an nba player more than i've hated Gary Payton.

[Kevin Kaster]

Suck it and die Gary, suck it and die.

[timvp]

If he was a Laker, you'd be all over his nvts.

[Kevin Kaster]

If he was a Laker, you'd be all over his nvts.

I hated him back in February when he started pouting. Assuming makes you look like one.

[Useruser666]

How dare you take thy Hall of Famer's name in vain!

Let the prodigal son Kobe smite thee! :gun

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[CavsSuperFan]

When did backing down a freeway off ramp, in rush hour traffic, drunk, become a crime in Los Angeles? :drunk

[IcemanCometh]

maybe there was a bomb on that bus! you ever think about that?

[WriterNum934]

in rush hour traffic

1:14 in the AM is rush hour?

Damn, LA traffic is BAD!

[Jimcs50]

He is just getting ready for Boston, everyone drinks and drives in Boston.

[sportcamper1]

everyone drinks and drives in Boston
:lol :rollin :lol

Times have changed...20 years ago the CHP or LAPD would have driven him home....

[Medvedenko]

Now does the trade with Boston look a bit better....:wacko

[WriterNum934]

^^ Yep. Now that you guys have Atkins starting... you're set for life with a teen lottery pick!

[Medvedenko]

Keep cracking, wise...
It's better having a player that will contribute than having someone bitching and whining.

[iminlakerland]

If he was a Laker, you'd be all over his nvts.

timvp i objected when the lakers were bringing Gary Payton in. I never felt that our point guard position was the problem for us. Defensively Derek Fisher got blammed for a lot of the breakdowns, but it also had a lot to do with Shaq and his unwillingness to step out on screens. That same problem arrose this year with GP in the system.

But when he did come in i was like well atleast we got another option. He will be able to create for us and play good hard nosed defense. I tried giving the man a chance. When Derek Fisher began to outplay him all the bitching and moaning began. He was a damn cancer to the team. STFU and sit the 4th quarter.

SO GP keep :drunk

[SpursWoman]

What a dumbass.

[IcemanCometh]

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/twentieth_century_fox/speed/keanu_reeves/speed.jpg

say that when payton is saving your ass from the bomb on the bus!

[Supergirl]

is there any way this could void the trade entirely? because i'd rather have chucky atkins back than no point guard again - Marcus Banks is good but he's too green to be the only one...

[Tawnia79]

This information according to LA radio sources is false. It was reported on Fox Sports radio that he was pulled over for trying to get off on a freeway offramp because an accident was blocking his way when he already passed it. They said he passed his DUI tests but admitted to having two beers earlier in the day. He was given a ticket and sent home.

I'm not sure what story is true, but I heard this like Kori did a few weeks ago, and he specifically mentioned that there was no dui charges.

[Useruser666]

Tawnia79, Two beers huh? That's like the standard answer to give to a cop during a pull over. Wasn't that what the dude said on that Texas DUI comercial about the crack down where they show all the examples of people being pulled over? :drunk

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[Useruser666]

On ice's theme.....
http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/47/75/43m.jpg

What do you do Boston fans, when the game is on the line and your point guard is drunk and backing off an on ramp? What do you do? Shoot the guy who made that trade.

On the other hand I have seen people in several instances just miss their freeway exit, pull off onto the shoulder and slowly back up the shoulder so they can pull off onto the exit ramp they missed. Those people are idiots and need sterilization immediately. :flipoff

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[Johnny Blaze 47]

Actually, User...I think the guy in the commercial said "a few".

[Tawnia79]

I have absolutely no loyalty to the guy, just reporting what I heard. He took a breath test and passed.

[Tacker]

Gary Payton is dumb.

[Bender]

Gary Payton is dumb.
not as dumb as the poster who bumped this 5 year old thread

[SenorSpur]

I'm just glad Payton is no longer a studio analyst on NBATV. He was horrible. Maybe drunk?

[Blackjack]

And to think he could have been a Spur; at the expense of Tony, no less.:lmao