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Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Police release Robinson three hours later
Associated Press
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Clifford Robinson of the Phoenix Suns
was arrested Monday on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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Robinson was driving 55 mph in a 40 mph zone and weaving in and
out of lanes about 1:30 a.m. MST, police spokesman Scott Reed said.
"There was the odor of alcohol coming from his car and his eyes
were watery and bloodshot," Reed said.
The player was released about three hours after he was picked
up.
Officers also found a small foil packet of what they believed to
be marijuana and a pipe, Reed said. Robinson could be charged with marijuana possession pending lab verification of the substance.
Robinson initially refused to get out of his car and twice
refused a field sobriety test, Reed said. He later submitted to a
blood test but his blood-alcohol level will not be known for
several days.
The arrest of the 34-year-old forward marked the third time in
four months Suns players have gotten in trouble with the law.
"But you know, this is real life," Suns owner Jerry Colangelo
told Phoenix radio station KFYI. "You have to deal with these
issues and athletes are not immune."
Point guard Jason Kidd was arrested Jan. 18 in suburban Paradise
Valley on a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge after his wife,
Joumana, told police he hit her in the face.
That occurred just days after Paradise Valley authorities
dropped an intimidation charge filed Dec. 14 against Kidd's
backcourt mate, Penny Hardaway.
Hardaway had been accused by the mother of his 8-year-old
daughter of intimidating her by carrying a gun during an argument
outside Hardaway's home in November. The charge was dropped when
the woman declined to cooperate further in the case.
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