Former NBA participant Paul Pierce was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of driving below the affect on a Los Angeles freeway after he was discovered asleep behind the wheel, state police mentioned.
California Freeway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated automotive crash involving a number of autos on the northbound lanes of U.S. Freeway 101, closing 4 of the six lanes to research, the company mentioned in a press launch.
Once they reopened the lanes about an hour later, they noticed a Vary Rover SUV stopped within the highway, south of the crash. Officers noticed Pierce asleep on the wheel and “observed indicators of alcohol impairment” in order that they carried out a DUI investigation, the press launch mentioned.
He was arrested on a misdemeanour cost of driving drunk, which will probably be reviewed by the Los Angeles metropolis lawyer.
Pierce didn’t instantly reply to a message for remark, and extra contact data for him couldn’t be instantly discovered.
Pierce performed for Boston Celtics for 15 seasons, and most just lately for LA Clippers, earlier than retiring in 2017. He additionally performed for Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards.
The ten-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2008 NBA finals was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2021.
Pierce was just lately a co-host of Communicate, a sports activities discuss present on Fox Sports activities that was cancelled in July 2025.
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