Busted!

[dirt_dobber]

By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine
(Archive)

Updated: September 3, 2008, 2:45 PM ET

Rookies Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat and Darrell Arthur of the Memphis Grizzlies were thrown out of the NBA's Rookie Transition Program on Wednesday morning after being caught in their hotel room at Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook, N.Y., with marijuana, according to sources.

"Yes, they were sent home for violating program rules,'' NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said.

According to a source, the players were also fined $20,000 each and will begin the season on the suspended list. McIntyre would not confirm that, but he said the league will continue to investigate the matter and that appropriate sanctions will take place.

Chalmers and Arthur were both members of last year's NCAA champion Kansas Jayhawks

[AxdemxO]

hhahaha stuppiiidddd

[Rick41]

Josh Howard was seen climbing down from the hotel window fleeing the scene right before the incident....

[Zki41]

Thank god it wasn't anything to do with Josh Howard, except maybe he coulda been the provider, lol.

[alby]

Chalmers and Arthur are rookies.. they'll meet Josh Howard soon enough.

[MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs]

A source said No. 2 overall pick Michael Beasley was also in the room. The NBA, however, said Beasley is not believed to have been involved. ESPN.com

I find that hard to believe he "wasn't involved" if he was in the room sounds like they're covering for the #2 pick.

COVER on Stern.

[mqywaaah]

How could they be so stoooopid to get caught with smokes in their possesion? Rookies.

[antoinewalker]

idiots.

[slowmo]

Josh Howards sneaker was seen going thru the exit door a few doors down when security got to the floor to investigate all the smoke coming from under the door. The security guards got miffed when they took a wiff and figured out they were not invited to the party!. Once they got inside and took a look at the babes and the stash they decided to wait a couple hours to arrest them while they filled the strings on the girls with Uncle Sam's finest bills before sending them on their way.

[alby]

some more details...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3569725

Sources: Stern angered by rookies' hotel room incident

Details of the scandal involving Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur are beginning to emerge as the NBA and the players' association investigate the events that led to their expulsion from the league's rookie transition program Wednesday.

Several sources said Thursday that NBA commissioner David Stern was so angered by the two former Kansas players' involvement with marijuana and women at the program that he made the call to remove them from their rooms at the Doral Arrowwood resort in Rye Brook, N.Y.

Chalmers and Arthur, who just months ago helped lead the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA championship, were dismissed from the four-day program after being found in their hotel room with women -- a violation of the program's no-visitors rule -- and marijuana. According to sources, Chalmers and Arthur were caught in Arthur's room at the Doral Arrowwood resort in Rye Brook, N.Y., when a fire alarm went off Wednesday at about 2 a.m. Hotel management went to the room, but the players refused to allow them in.

Management then left to get security, which used its own key to enter the room minutes later. Once inside, security found Chalmers, Arthur and at least two women. There was a strong stench of marijuana in the room, and one person was in the bathroom with the door locked, repeatedly flushing the toilet, sources said.

The police were called to room, which they searched, but neither marijuana nor drug paraphernalia was found. Representatives from the players' association were also on the scene by that time. Chalmers and Arthur were allowed to spend the night at the resort and were seemingly planning to attend a kick-off address by Stern later Wednesday morning. But after being told of the violations shortly before beginning his speech, Stern immediately had the players removed from their rooms. Several sources described Stern as being furious.

The commissioner's anger was apparently evident when he began his speech; he mentioned Chalmers and Arthur by name and told the 67 rookies in attendance that the two would be thrown out of the program and forced to attend the 2009 session.

Sources said Chalmers and Arthur have already been fined $20,000 apiece and could start the regular season on the NBA's suspended list. But league spokesman Brian McIntyre would not confirm that.

"We're still looking into it," McIntyre said Wednesday. "Once we have all the details, appropriate sanctions will be taken."

Under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, Chalmers and Arthur could soon be subjected to a drug test. If they fail, they would be required to enter the league's marijuana program, but they would not be suspended from playing in any games. Stern, however, could push to suspend the players for violating the rules of the rookie program.

Chalmers, who sank a game-tying, buzzer-beating 3-pointer that forced overtime in Kansas' 75-68 championship victory over Memphis, was drafted 34th by Minnesota. He was quickly traded to Miami, where he is expected to vie for the starting role at point guard after playing well during summer league. Chalmers played three seasons for the Jayhawks.

Arthur, also an early-entry candidate who played two years at Kansas, was a sympathetic figure on draft night. Roundly believed to have lottery-type talent, Arthur fell to the 27th spot after erroneous rumors of a health problem circulated throughout the league.

Then, after being selected by New Orleans, the 6-foot-9 forward was traded to Portland, then Houston, before finally settling in Memphis.

Kansas coach Bill Self stood by his former players Wednesday.

"We really don't know all the facts yet, and I certainly would never comment publicly on any personal matter concerning any player I have ever coached," Self said. "Beyond that, I can say that both Mario and Darrell were great to coach. They played a huge role in our success the past few years, in large part due to their unselfishness and the sacrifices they made for our program."Chris Broussard is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine.

[kappasigma]

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

[Rick41]

Originally Posted by kappasigma

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

BECAUSE HE RUINED OUR POST SEASON!!!!!!!!

Im jk, but it was funnay.

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by kappasigma

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

No, no, no, and no. Try again?

I'm disappointed in JHo because I like and I want to cheer for him. If I didn't like him, I could care less. If I didn't like him (and the Mavs), his suckitude wouldn't hurt.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by kappasigma

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

I liked the argument better coming from Jesus.

[dirt_dobber]

Miami Heat rookie forward Michael Beasley was slammed with a $50,000 fine today by the NBA for his involvement in an incident earlier this month at the league's Rookie Transition Program.

The league said the fine was related to the previously disclosed incident involving Heat point guard Mario Chalmers and Memphis Grizzlies forward Darrell Arthur.

Those two were fined $20,000 earlier this month for a violation of program rules, after improper guests were allowed into a hotel room utilized for the seminar in Rye Brook, N.Y. The scent of marijuana was also present in that hotel room, although both players denied involvement and the league did not address that issue in expelling Chalmers and Arthur from the program.

Beasley was allowed to remain at the four-day seminar. However, the league, in the announcement of the harsher fine, today cited Beasley's "failure to cooperate with a league investigation of the matter."

The weeks leading to the Heat's Sept. 28 starting of training camp at AmericanAirlines Arena have proven particularly troubling for Beasley, the first-round pick out of Kansas State, with the players' association earlier this week confirming that Beasley has filed for a separation from his agent Joel Bell."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/b...,3570272.story

[LSMF]

Originally Posted by slowmo

Josh Howards sneaker was seen going thru the exit door a few doors down when security got to the floor to investigate all the smoke coming from under the door. The security guards got miffed when they took a wiff and figured out they were not invited to the party!. Once they got inside and took a look at the babes and the stash they decided to wait a couple hours to arrest them while they filled the strings on the girls with Uncle Sam's finest bills before sending them on their way.

LOL

[Flacolaco]

Originally Posted by kappasigma

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

LOL so sorry I missed this one the first time.

[FINtastic]

Originally Posted by kappasigma

why are you guys so down on josh? ya, he smokes pot, but you probably cheat or beat your wife, cheat on your taxes and stiff waiters at restaurants.

Actually, you make a point. And when I think about, I should look at Josh Howard as almost an idol for this dark, dark lifestyle I am leading. Thanks for the new perspective!