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Layups And Lockups: NBA Players Arrest Season Begins

It's as regular as the seasons. It's as predictable as the Grizzlies not getting the #1 seed. It's strangely comforting, like the rains of spring, only vaguely smelling like alcohol and weapon grease.

That's right.

It's that time of year when NBA players start getting themselves arrested.

We start with San Antonio Spurs and former D-League Austin Toro DerMarr Johnson, AKA Big Slim, who was arrested on May 31st for driving while intoxicated. He failed the breathalyzer and was driving 20 miles over the speed limit, "weaving and following other cars too closely" according to the police. Johnson said after leaving jail that he'd only "had a few cups of wine." Dixie cups, probably. That's some tricky stuff, right there.

Next up is the team soon to be formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics' forward Chris Wilcox. Wilcox was hanging out in his home of North Carolina when he was arrested on two counts of carrying a concealed weapon. One was probably a gun, and the other may or may not have been Earl Watson.

And finally, wrapping up the opening salvo, is Wizards forward Andre Blatche. Blatche was busted yesterday in south-central Virginia on charges of reckless driving and driving on a suspended license ... for the third time. He was clocked in at 86 miles an hour in a 70 mile an hour zone. Apparently in Virginia, the law is that anyone driving more than 80 can be tagged with reckless driving. Most impressive is that Blatche, after all his vehicular troubles, still thinks it's a good idea to go for a ride.

Guys, seriously. You're NBA players. If you're not spending your money on paying someone else to drive recklessly for you or carry your guns, what are you spending your money on? Oh. Cars to drive recklessly in, and guns. Right. Sorry.

B-Ball, B-Fast: Blaaaaaaaah-tche

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Caron Butler, much to the chagrin of many fantasy owners, is dealing with a sore hip flexor. Step in my favorite last name in basketball, Andray Blatche. Blatche helped jump start the Wiz to a near win over the Spurs until the team ran out of gas in the fourth and he posted a beasty dub-dub with 15 points and 16 boards. Bearing in mind that this outing was against Tim Duncan, feel free to jump all over/continue starting Blatche until Butler is ready to return.

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Andray wasn't the only guy posting big board numbers last night though (and I'm not even counting Amare Stoudemire's 20-20 game) as Al Horford came up super-big-large against the Lakers to the tune of 15 points and 20 rebounds, all while making Pau Gasol look a lot less like he did in his Lakers opener. No one thought Horford was going to be big until the second half of the season, but, uh, here we are, and he's been fine. Expect bigger numbers going forward. And (again) I have to at least note Josh Smith's line last night -- 17 points, nine boards, nine assists and five blocks. It's just silly at this point.

By all accounts, Rajon Rondo should be at least a little bothered by the Celts' need to add a veteran point guard. It certainly did not look like it last night as he squared off against potential backup Sam Cassell and went off for 24 points, eight assists, four steals and five boards. Quite impressive, Mr. Rondo. Too bad Danny Ainge is still getting someone else. Which means that fantasy owners should think about selling on Rajon.

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