Mavericks coach Popeye Jones arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI)
Richardson, TX
It’s never been your forte — taking photos — but holy cow, Popeye, that is not a good look, man. Nick Nolte is embarrassed.Popeye Jones, a veteran of 11 NBA seasons who’s now an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks, was arrested Sunday in Richardson, TX and accused of drunk driving. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Richardson Police Department received calls from other motorists complaining that someone driving a GMC Yukon was driving erratically.
The cops say Jones declined a breathalyzer test, but it is believed Jones was intoxicated. There was a “minor struggle” when police tried to arrest him and Jones was “taken to the ground,” causing “minor” facial cuts.
(Note: I use quotations because, outside of Popeye and the cops on scene, no one actually knows what happened. Did Popeye resist arrest? Or did the police use excessive force to bring the six-foot-eight ex-power forward down? FanHouse reports that the arresting officers had an in-car dashboard camera, so I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough.)
In the meantime, Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban declined to comment on the arrest, instead opting to ask the Dallas Morning News via email: “Why do you care? Do you report on every DUI that occurs in Dallas?”
Is that a zing? I think that was a zing.
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