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Jason Richardson Accused of, but Not Arrested for, Drunk Driving

What is this, DUI Month in the NBA or something? We had former player Charles Barkley get taken in last week, and Antoine Walker got popped earlier this morning. Now comes word from the Arizona Republic that Jason Richardson was accused by police of driving under the influence, during a traffic stop back on December 21st.

This is where the Richardson incident differs from those involving Barkley and Walker. The report says that the officer merely accused J-Rich of driving under the influence, but didn't arrest him for it. He was stopped at 2:48 in the morning, after the Suns beat the Nuggets earlier that evening, and was "cited and released."

Charles Barkley DUI Update: Quest for Oral Sex Allegedly the Cause

Most of the time when people get a DUI, the drunkenness and police blotter is the full extent of the spectacle. Leave it to Charles Barkley, though, to really make media waves after reportedly getting busted on suspicion of DUI.


In a story that was custom built for some old-school sports blogging, Barkley reportedly told police that he was driving drunk because he was seeking to score some fellatio from a young lady.
According to the officer who wrote the report, "He told me that he ran the stop sign because he was in a hurry to pick up the girl I saw get in the passenger seat."

The officer continues: "He asked me to admit that she was 'hot.' He asked me, 'You want the truth?' When I told him I did he said, 'I was gonna drive around the corner and get a b**w job. He then explained that she had given him a 'b**w job' one week earlier and said it was the best one he had ever had in his life."
But wait! There's more! According to the report, Barkley not only was looking for oral sex, but he also had a handgun, which has somehow become the least discussed portion of this story.

Charles Barkley Pinched on DUI

Usually NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley makes the news for being hilarious, hilariously outspoken, or just outspoken. Sometimes, his gambling debts get the attention of the watching world. But things are a bit more dicey this morning, as the Associated Press reports Chuck was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in Arizona after allegedly blowing through a stop sign.

Barkley has been open about his vices in the past, and though he isn't working any games this week due to the holiday I suspect he'll address the arrest on the air or in public at some point. With an eye on a future gubernatorial run in Alabama, Barkley has to be perfectly transparent.

Also, he has to not be stupid. If Barkley was in fact drunk (no BAC test results out yet), he made a stupid move. Turner pays a rich enough salary to allow for cab rides. Barkley would rip a player for making a dumb move like this, and he deserves his own medicine (again, if the charges are true).

Charles Barkley Apologizes for Dogging on Gene Chizik, Still Thinks Hiring Was Racial

Charles Barkley made a pretty big stink recently when he said, publicly, that he believed Gene Chizik's hiring at Auburn was racially motivated. It wasn't shocking to hear that someone disliked Chizik's hiring -- most people at Auburn did as well -- but what really stirred the pot was the race issue. Yesterday, Barkley appeared on PTI, and while he was sorry towards Chizik and his family, he's standing by the issue that the hiring was racially motivated.

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To be honest, I'm not entirely sure that I believe the hiring was totally racial -- it's not like the school was really doing the smart thing by chasing Tommy Tuberville out so quickly anyway. However, the athletic department made a poor choice (something, as Ciskie noted, isn't entirely unusual) and veered away from an African-American candidate who might have been better for the job. So, yeah, they're going to hear about it.

Add Charles Barkley to Very Long List of People Who Hate Gene Chizik

Something tells me the list of "People Who Like Gene Chizik" is a bit shorter than this one.

We've already told you why the Chizik hiring at Auburn is, um, questionable. Fans have had their say, and they're not happy.



Time now for the alumni to chime in. We'll start with one of Auburn's most visible alums: Charles Barkley. I don't think he's happy.
"I think race was the No. 1 factor," said Barkley, who played basketball for three seasons at Auburn during the early 1980s. "You can say it's not about race, but you can't compare the two resumes and say [Chizik] deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume."

"I'm just very disappointed. I just thought Turner Gill would be the perfect choice for two reasons: He's a terrific coach and we needed to make a splash. I thought we had to do something spectacular to bring attention to the program. Clearly, if we'd hired a black coach, it would have created a buzz."
Ouch.

It's Jose Calderon, Not Jose Cuervo

In this clip from TNT's Overtime, Kenny, Charles, and C-Webb discuss the firing of Raptors' coach Sam Mitchell. While debating whether the team's sub-.500 record was Smitch's fault, they also discuss the personnel of the team, and after Charles makes some kind of Playboy bunny analogy, he mentions to Kenny that he might be confusing Jose Calderon with another Jose he has a fondness for.


I love the fact that it's like 2AM when they're filming these segments, so pretty much anything goes. The NBATV show that features Webber and Gary Payton together is quickly gaining on the TNT crew in terms of entertainment value, but still, nothing beats some classic analysis from Charles Barkley.

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LeBron James on Charles Barkley: 'He's Stupid'

We have a feud! Charles Barkley has drawn the ire of another NBA superstar. Barkley responded to all the "Knicks in '10" talk surrounding LeBron James by telling The Chosen One to "shut the hell up." Barkley argued on TNT Thursday and on Dan Patrick's radio show that Barkley is annoyed by LeBron answering the questions as he did Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, being coy and not dismissing the Knicks outright or refusing to talk about the situation.

Friday, reporters asked LeBron about Barkley's comments.
"He's stupid. That's all I've got to say about that."
I'm guessing King James is getting dropped from Chuck's Five. But, hey, LeBron is absolutely right. James is playing this about as straight as he can. What exactly has LeBron said that's been so out of line? That July 1, 2010 will be a big day in the NBA? Of course it will be. And I appreciate the sentiment that we should all pay attention to the basketball in front of us, but it's impossible to ignore the coming NBA armageddon.

Think about how many teams will be affected on July 1, 2010. If there are 10 magnificent free agents, the entire league could very well have one of their own in flux, be in play for one, or be forced to adjust based on the moves of a rival. Sure, two titles will be decided before then -- and of course these are as important. The game isn't stopping for 29 teams. But seriously, is LeBron to ignore that 30th team? Give me a break.

Charles Barkley Thinks That LeBron James Should 'Shut the Hell Up' About Free Agency

Because Cleveland is a city on the demise and because LeBron James is the king of all things basketball-related, he's generally allowed to do whatever he wants. He's much like a really hot girl dating an ugly guy in that sense, if you're into semi-accurate, Simmons-like analogies.

But, he may have taken it a bit far in discussing his future after being a Cav (if that happens) ... at least according to Charles Barkley on the Dan Patrick show recently.
"If I was LeBron James, I would shut the hell up," Barkley said in the Wednesday interview. "I'm a big LeBron fan. He's a stud. You gotta give him his props. I'm getting so annoyed he's talking about what he's going to do in two years. I think it's disrespectful to the game. I think it's disrespectful to the Cavaliers."
I, as usual, tend to agree with Chuckles on this one. While LeBron is free to say whatever he wants -- and Cleveland really can only get so mad with the guy that they're trying to woo into staying -- he really shouldn't fire back to the New York media or any media of the sort when they start asking about 2010.

For starters, it's two years away, and secondly, he's been coached almost as well as any athlete since Michael Jordan to keep his mouth shut in public and play the role of one-sided corporate behemoth. So that's probably what he'd be best served doing in this case, regardless of how much he gets asked about the issue.

Charles Barkley Refusing to Eat? No!

T-Mobile's latest "Fave Five" commercial features three things I never thought I'd see: Yao Ming on a cell phone casually imploring someone to "eat the head," Dwyane Wade terrified and Charles Barkley passing up a meal.



For an ad campaign that feels like it's gone on for a half-decade, the folks behind the "Fave Five" ads sure keep things funny.

Drunken Games of H.O.R.S.E. in Las Vegas Are Not Really Charles Barkley's Forte

Charles Barkley is no longer a gambler, if you believe the things that he says. (I, um, do not.) But that doesn't mean he can't go out drinking in Las Vegas, hang out with a professional poker player and then get conned into playing a game of H.O.R.S.E. And, of course, it most certainly doesn't mean that he can't airball two shots in said game en route to being embarrassed by a guy who plays cards for a living.



But hey, Charles, don't worry about it. You're just one of the 50 Greatest NBA Players of All Time and a guy who wants to run for Gov. of Alabama. This seems like totally appropriate behavior.
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