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Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Axel on Wed Jul 15, 2015 3:11 am

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/14/8 ... er-nuggets

Per Wikipedia:
Lawson has also been arrested at least three separate times for driving under the influence (DUI). On January 23, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Denver after driving almost twice the speed limit while under the influence of alcohol. In that incident, he admitted to police that he had a prior arrest for DUI in Missouri.[15] On July 14, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence.


Third time in his pro career, and he was arrested for underage drinking while at UNC and but not charged with DWI because he was under .08

It's probably safe to say he has a drinking problem. I doubt the Nuggets can get much for him at this point, even though he's only 27 and could still be a productive player. Isaiah Rider or Vin Baker come to mind...
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Andrew on Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:10 am

According to Mitch Lawrence:

Denver Nuggets considering waiving Ty Lawson after latest DUI arrest, per #NBA sources. Lawson has two years, $25.6 mil left on contract.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby NovU on Wed Jul 15, 2015 4:00 pm

The Nuggets are reportedly considering waiving Ty Lawson after he was arrested for his second DUI in California early Tuesday morning.
Lawson has two-years and $25.6 million left on his contract, so perhaps he should consider getting himself a personal driver. Denver may be done dealing with Lawson's constant off-court issues, but flat out waiving a player with such talent would be a bold move by Denver's front office. A trade would be a much better way to get him off the roster, and if that's the situation that plays out, Emmanuel Mudiay’s perspective fantasy value would take a major leap. Jul 14 - 5:41 PM
Source: Mitch Lawrence on Twitter

Looks like Lawson's days are numbered in Denver. Such a good player from day 1 of NBA but never panned out to be great. Hope he can come back strong in other jersey.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Andrew on Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:26 pm

Lawson has two-years and $25.6 million left on his contract, so perhaps he should consider getting himself a personal driver.


Zing.

Hope he can get some help and kick the habit; it could have a tragic end, and not just for him. It will be a bold move indeed for the Nuggets to straight up cut him, but I guess they're fed up.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Kenny on Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:20 am

I wonder if there would be a clause in his contract about repeated infringements... I guess I'm clutching at straws since it's a team I happen to like.

It really is a shame, but I'm hoping he's not a player who spirals out of control and falls out of the NBA. He's still got a lot to offer if he can resolve his issues.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby ThePointForward on Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:44 am

Well even just a threat like this might help.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Andrew on Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:02 pm

Vin Baker, who knows a thing or two about problems with alcohol abuse and derailed careers, has some advice for Lawson:

After alcohol use ruined his own NBA career, four-time All-Star Vin Baker would like to talk to troubled Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson, whose playing days are now in jeopardy after yet another DUI arrest.

"I wish I could reach out to him," Baker told Yahoo Sports. "I would just give him encouragement no matter where he is at with it. It's a fight, it's real and it's not to be taken lightly. The unfortunate thing sometimes is you have to take a step back from what you've been doing your whole life to deal with something that is life-threatening.

"It's like, 'I got to get back to play.' You got to get right first."


"My advice to Ty Lawson is to make his life his No. 1 priority," Baker told Yahoo Sports. "I don't know what this means for him as far as suspension or the discipline aspect, but it's important for him to get a hold of it first. The biggest mistake I made was trying to keep basketball as the priority. All the flags were around me. Life is bigger than the sport itself.

"When you have agents, fans, friends, family pushing basketball and all the other stuff gets kind of pushed under the rug when the signs are there that there is an issue. You got to make life the priority before someone else makes it a priority. When someone else makes it a priority, the disciplines, fines, whatever, at the end of the day it means your life isn't the priority. It means that contract may be of importance."


It's good to hear that Baker is doing better. I'd also forgotten that he was still around as recently as the 2006 season. Hopefully, for Lawson's sake, he can learn those lessons that Baker did, before it's too late.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby mp3 on Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:11 pm

Substance abuse has ruined many a career and to move off alcohol and on to drugs for a moment I saw something on the net about a former player who's career never got off the ground because he was hooked on herion since college but it had somehow gone unnoticed and he was now playing in the nba!

That player was Chris Herren who played for the Celtics in the early 00's.

It was shocking to hear that while he was in Boston he was stood in the pouring rain outside the Garden a hour before tip off fully dressed in his Boston uniform waiting for his dealer to bring smack for him!
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby NovU on Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:23 pm

He was caught for 0.8 breathalyzer. That's about 4-5 beers iirc. While it's definitely dangerous to drive after drinking that many, I wouldn't haste to a conclusion that he's an addict. Alcohol Addiction is far more serious shit, I know many friends that were drinking addict that they'd drink while working and would go drink every other day. Was fun to join them time to time but too much to handle on regular basis. More or less, Lawson's reputation will sore because of this. But I think it's blown out of proportion because he has been playing quite good. If he really was suffering from a serious addiction problem, I don't think he'd have been even able to keep himself coordinated enough to play at high level. I think displeasure between team and Lawson has more to do with Lawson's attitude. Lawson hasn't really been the model type of guy in locker room. And this incident added fuel to the fire. Now teams want to lowball him harder than before as if he's a seriously flawed player.

It's interesting now that trade talk is surfacing once again.
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Re: Lawson arrested for DUI again

Postby Andrew on Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:38 pm

Not necessarily. A lot of people who have problems with alcohol or other substances hold down jobs and from all outward appearances, are functional without any signs of having any major problems. But I would agree that it's probably jumping to conclusions to say that has a serious problem with alcoholism/addiction.

He may or may not, but it would seem that he has some issue with self-control. Granted, not many people make their best decisions after they've had a few, but I'd say most of us have the sense not to get behind the wheel. You might dance like an idiot, and mistakenly believe people want to hear you get up on stage and sing karaoke, but you know that you're in no condition to drive. It would seem that that's something Lawson doesn't consider. This is the third time he's been caught. It's not necessarily only the third time he's done it.
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