Michael Beasley arrested for possession of marijuana

[Andrew Wiggins]

in the least surprising news of the day :roll:

http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Assets/Public+Website/PIO+Folder/PIO+Image+Folder/Beasley+Photo.jpg

http://nba.si.com/2013/08/06/michael-beasley-arrested-marijuana-possession-phoenix-suns/

[SpurrDurr]

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[Wally450]

In other news....

[bagelred]

People still get arrested for that?

[fpliii]

:facepalm

smh at that being a crime in this country. Beasley is a tool though.

[Spaulding]

Aint weed legal in Nevada?

[Levity]

Is there a 0 tolerance law in AZ for marijuana or has it been decriminalized?

[DuMa]

remember when back in 2008, we had so many discussions about who is the better pick between Beasley and Rose? :facepalm

[Levity]

Aint weed legal in Nevada?

nah, its completely illegal from what i remember.

[DaSeba5]

remember when back in 2008, we had so many discussions about who is the better pick between Beasley and Rose? :facepalm

:facepalm

I was a fan of Beasely coming out of college too.

[Marchesk]

People still get arrested for that?

If you're black. White people be smoking that shit all over the place, and nothing happens to them unless they're shipping a lot of it across state.

[BasedTom]

The sky is blue.

[Fiasco]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.

[SwayDizzle]

Arrested? How much was he carrying on him?

[DukeDelonte13]

remember when back in 2008, we had so many discussions about who is the better pick between Beasley and Rose? :facepalm


:oldlol: i remember a summer league game where beasley played really well and rose played sh*tty.



ORLANDO, Fla. -- Michael Beasley didn't care that players from other teams ringed the gymnasium to watch him play, didn't bat an eye at the thought of this being his pressure-packed pro debut and, most impressively, didn't back down one inch at facing established NBA players Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas.

Beasley was so cool and so smooth throughout his often effortless-looking 28-point, nine-rebound demolition of the Chicago Bulls' summer league squad Monday that the only criticism was that he did it all while singing a song aloud.

The same easygoing manner, however, wasn't evident in the debut of fellow rookie Derrick Rose, who looked jittery and shockingly unsure of himself at times in this showdown of the top two players selected in the NBA draft. Rose, a playmaking point guard, went No. 1 to Chicago and Beasley No. 2 to Miami, but on Monday at least, it clearly was the Heat's new power forward who was far and away the best player on the floor.

Beasley, whose work ethic and off-court focus was questioned in the days before the draft, might have put some of those concerns to rest Monday with a dazzling display of offensive moves. Nothing, he admitted afterward in a sometimes wacky postgame news conference, was going to change him from being the cocksure player who easily dominated college basketball and had his way in Monday's professional debut.

"It's just basketball, man. Played it in college, high school and middle school," Beasley said with a smile following Miami's 94-70 thumping of Chicago. "The same game, same concepts, the same rules. I was just out there having fun.

"You can put the Jolly Green Giant out there. I'm going to still play, man."


And play he did on Monday, thrilling a crowd of more than 500 NBA executives, players and scouts at the Orlando Magic's headquarters. He put up 21 shots in 23 minutes and because he attacked the rim so much he got to the free-throw line 12 times (with nine makes). Clearly, the cracked sternum that he sustained Wednesday in his first practice with the Heat didn't deter him from attacking the rim with reckless abandon.
Whereas most of the rosters in the summer league event are loaded with journeyman free agents and raw rookies, Chicago's was stacked with more proven talents in Noah and Thomas. While they did combine to block five shots, neither proved much of a match for Beasley. The slightly undersized power forward had the ball in his hands more than Rose, Chicago's point guard, for long stretches of the game. His ability to shoot with range, put the ball on the floor and thrive in traffic gave the Bulls fits.

"I felt like me, man," Beasley said simplistically, adding that the sternum injury didn't deter his play in the slightest. "I don't play to get injured, and if it happens it just does. I just go and play."

In Rose, Chicago selected a dynamic point guard who possesses the rare combination of size, speed, athleticism and vision. But the 19-year-old looked somewhat shell-shocked by the magnitude of the moment early on Monday. His first pro shot was a woefully short airball and things didn't get much better for him in a shaky first half. He did get better after the half, showing his tremendous burst as he got to the rim a couple of times for layups. But overall, Rose said he was already looking forward to today's second summer league game.

His final line -- 10 points, four assists, five turnovers -- wasn't horrible, but his five missed shots, four wayward free throws and general passiveness frustrated him.

"You don't want to know what I think [about how I played]," Rose said dejectedly. "I think I played bad. We didn't win and I think I played horrible. But tomorrow is a new day."

Westbrook better than OK for OKC
Monday also marked the first game for Oklahoma City's new franchise, just relocated from Seattle. Because the team's former nickname (SuperSonics) and color scheme (green and gold) will remain in Seattle, Oklahoma City had pedestrian black-and-white uniforms with only the words "OKLAHOMA CITY" and an NBA logo printed on the jerseys.

Reigning rookie of the year Kevin Durant and head coach P.J. Carlesimo were on hand as Oklahoma City lost 95-78 to the Indiana Pacers.

But what had to be particularly encouraging to the OKC franchise was the successful debut of rookie point guard Russell Westbrook, the fourth overall pick in the draft.

He had 15 points in the first half and 18 for the game, using his superior size to get anywhere he wanted to. He handed out five assists and had just one turnover in 31 minutes of handling the ball.

"I was a little nervous, but really I haven't played five-on-five basketball since March Madness in the Final Four," Westbrook said. "For me, this week is just about getting back in the flow again."

Super Mario
Rose was the featured backcourt attraction in the Miami-Chicago game, but it was Miami's Mario Chalmers who won the point guard matchup.

Chalmers, who hit the game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime in Kansas' national championship victory against Memphis, surprisingly dropped to the 34th pick in the draft after being projected by some as a mid-first-round selection. After scoring 11 points, tallying six assists, grabbing four steals and giving Rose fits with his ball-hawking defense, he admitted that he's playing with something to prove this week.

"I'm definitely trying to use that for motivation to push myself, but at the same time that's not something that I'm thinking about," Chalmers said of plummeting on draft night. "I'm just trying to show the Heat that I can run a team from the point guard position and earn a spot."

They meet again
The Rose-Beasley showdown was clearly the marquee matchup of the day, but an interesting undercard was the pairing of Orlando's Courtney Lee and New Jersey's Chris Douglas-Roberts.

Orlando drafted the 6-foot-5, 200-pound Lee with the 22nd pick, determining that he was a better fit than Douglas-Roberts, the All-American from the University of Memphis with the unorthodox jump shot. Douglas-Roberts, who worked out in Orlando against Lee in the weeks before the draft, fell all the way to 40th in the draft.

Lee admitted he was full of nervous energy, and ended up with 13 points and three rebounds on Monday, while Douglas-Roberts shot better (7-of-14), scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Said Douglas-Roberts: "Don't you see me playing with that chip on my shoulder?"

[boozehound]

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that gif makes me laugh everytime

[Peteballa]

:oldlol: i remember a summer league game where beasley played really well and rose played sh*tty.

:( I watched that game live. I felt so confident that Beasley was going to be that guy. So disappointing.

[MisterAmazing]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.
Still a better possession than this https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zIY_p2NF6ls&t=58

[Dro]

People still get arrested for that?
This...But dude is an idiot...How hard is it to smoke without the cops finding out? Its like he just walks down the street blatantly smoking a blunt :pimp:

[DuMa]

:oldlol: i remember a summer league game where beasley played really well and rose played sh*tty.

Chalmers owning Rose again :lol

[TheReal Kendall]

Wish this ***** wasn't on my team:facepalm

[Solefade]

Dude should just take less money and go play ball in Denver where weed is legal or Cali where it's decriminalized and it's the goody good here

[funnystuff]

Arrested???? For that? Wow America.

[fpliii]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.

:applause:

[Marchesk]

Arrested???? For that? Wow America.

Good to know the cops are keeping are streets safe from dope smokers. smh

[Dro]

Arrested???? For that? Wow America.
Oh, you have no clue...Its called the "Drug War" and you can thank Nixon for that and his phony DEA..In other words, the "war on the inner city". I live in the inner city in Indianapolis and STILL, cops have nothing to do but sit around in the hood, trying to catch people with weed, circling the block, going through alley's, sitting at gas stations, raiding houses...They get the majority of their funding to fight the "drug war". Thats why they're still so focused on it on some cities...I film these ****ers with their Marshall Law tactics but having said that, I can STILL get weed whenever I want and I don't worry about being caught...But apparently Beasley has no common sense...:confusedshrug:

[Meticode]

:oldlol: i remember a summer league game where beasley played really well and rose played sh*tty.
That was a great article. Especially when they called Tyrus Thomas an established NBA player. More like established NBA scrub.

[LosScandalous]

Thankfully he got arrested before he overdosed

[Meticode]

In the end Beasley not working out has been the best thing to happen to Miami. Beasley didn't work out, so they didn't build around him/Wade, they started a new rebuild, got crappy anyway then got LeBron+Bosh. :oldlol:

[Marchesk]

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[DukeDelonte13]

That was a great article. Especially when they called Tyrus Thomas an established NBA player. More like established NBA scrub.


a prime example of why summer league games should not be taken seriously... and yet i still feel the need to watch every single cavs SL game.

[FireDavidKahn]

So all his speeches about "turning it around" he lied about? I'm shocked:rolleyes:

[Myth]

If cops really want to make marijuana arrests, why don't they just go to concerts? Last weekend I was at a Cypress Hill/311 concert and half the crowd smokes it up openly.

[tomtucker]

If cops really want to make marijuana arrests, why don't they just go to concerts? Last weekend I was at a Cypress Hill/311 concert and half the crowd smokes it up openly.

don

[Levity]

If cops really want to make marijuana arrests, why don't they just go to concerts? Last weekend I was at a Cypress Hill/311 concert and half the crowd smokes it up openly.

I think the biggest difference is that beasley was driving and AZ has 0 tolerance when it comes to weed(could be wrong though, and that its actually decriminalized now) compared to lighting up at verizon amphitheater in so cal where up until june, you could find weed clinics on pretty much every corner in certain cities(not an exaggeration)

[R.I.P.]

Beasley is a perfect example of the NBA

[Marchesk]

[QUOTE=R.I.P.]Beasley is a perfect example of the NBA

[LosScandalous]

If cops really want to make marijuana arrests, why don't they just go to concerts? Last weekend I was at a Cypress Hill/311 concert and half the crowd smokes it up openly.

I was at a indoor Korn concert as a kid and all kinds of people we're blazing and I saw a security guard ask a guy to but his cigarette out :lol

[RagingBull33]

nah, its completely illegal from what i remember.
We have medical and under an O is a misdemeanor. But why was Nevada even mentioned?

[FlashDwyaneWade3]

Caught again? Trade him to Denver. He'll have the weed all he wants without worrying about getting arrested for it.

[KNOW1EDGE]

People still get arrested for that?

its a trip. I see people on Cops getting cuffed and thrown in jail for a pipe and a little weed.

In Oregon, the cops have caught me smoking numerous times, made me break my piece and take my weed, then let me go. I couldn't imagine going to jail over weed.

One time I got pulled over for speeding and had weed/pipe in my car, cop took both and wrote me a ticket for speeding and possession. Then let me go.

[JMT]

Do you know how hard you have to work to get arrested for possession in Arizona?!?

If he'd have ever put forth that much effort on the court...

[ihatetimthomas]

I dont think its a big deal to smoke form time to time but my god be smart about it. You are a athlete playing for the NBA. Does he have to be so dumb to be smoking and driving? Cant he just do it at his home?

[R.I.P.]

Beasley arrested for suspicion of pot possession

That author must have been high, too.

[SCdac]

Shouldn't be a crime.

Our current president was a big weed smoker and it's been used for centuries!

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/barack_obama_smoking_weed1.jpg

[nathanjizzle]

i remember a game back in 2009. when they were announcing the timberwolves line up, this idiot came out with blood shot eyes. he was high as ****. what an idiot.

[Levity]

i just read something that said the cops found, and i quote "3 marijuana cigarrettes" in beasleys car

if he was truly arrested for 3 joints..... god damn.....

[dbk123]

you know beasley is an idiot when you came in this thread thinking it was being bumped :roll:

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

you know beasley is an idiot when you came in this thread thinking it was being bumped :roll:
This.. Thats what i came in here thinking

[inclinerator]

still coming back earlier than rose

[Fiasco]

still coming back earlier than rose

You win.

[Fudge]

Dude cannot catch a break.

I was always a firm Beasley believer, thinking he'd get his head on right. But man, its tough. Dude has/had the talent of Durant coming into the league. Just with a really really poor work ethic.

[RedBlackAttack]

Listen, if the guy wants to smoke weed, I actually couldn't care less. It's a harmless drug and I'd bet 70-percent of the league smokes at least once a year on average. That's just a wild stab, but I do feel like it's pretty prevalent in the NBA.

Now, it's one thing to smoke recreationally and quite another to constantly get arrested for smoking. There was a time when I smoked a lot of reffer, but I was never arrested one time. Sure, I'm not doing the amount of traveling that Beasley or any NBA player does which I would assume puts him at higher risk for arrests, but he wasn't traveling when this happened I don't believe.

Some guys are just a magnet for police and Beasley is one of those guys. He can't help but to have the occasional run-in with the law. I sense an understanding between NBA officials and players that, "Hey, we'll let you guys do your thing with weed and not be too hardcore on testing, but don't flaunt it."

Beasley flaunts it. And he deserves what he gets as a result.

[UtahJazzFan88]

Listen, if the guy wants to smoke weed, I actually couldn't care less. It's a harmless drug and I'd bet 70-percent of the league smokes at least once a year on average. That's just a wild stab, but I do feel like it's pretty prevalent in the NBA.

Now, it's one thing to smoke recreationally and quite another to constantly get arrested for smoking. There was a time when I smoked a lot of reffer, but I was never arrested one time. Sure, I'm not doing the amount of traveling that Beasley or any NBA player does which I would assume puts him at higher risk for arrests, but he wasn't traveling when this happened I don't believe.

Some guys are just a magnet for police and Beasley is one of those guys. He can't help but to have the occasional run-in with the law. I sense an understanding between NBA officials and players that, "Hey, we'll let you guys do your thing with weed and not be too hardcore on testing, but don't flaunt it."

Beasley flaunts it. And he deserves what he gets as a result.

I agree. It would be one thing to me if he was just getting these marijuana citations, but he has a lot more problems with the law than just marijuana.

Beasley is a Grade A idiot.

[Fiasco]

Marijuana, like any other drug, is harmful long term. I don't know where you guys get your facts.

[RedBlackAttack]

Marijuana, like any other drug, is harmful long term. I don't know where you guys get your facts.
Who said it wasn't "harmful?"

Salt is harmful. So is sugar, caffeine... Alcohol can ravage your body.

If we outlawed every substance on the planet which can be harmful longterm, there would be a pretty lengthy list. And, marijuana would be pretty far down it.

[Fiasco]

Who said it wasn't "harmful?"

Salt is harmful. So is sugar, caffeine... Alcohol can ravage your body.

If we outlawed every substance on the planet which can be harmful longterm, there would be a pretty lengthy list. And, marijuana would be pretty far down it.

Usually when you say something is harmless you are implying it doesn't cause one harm. Or did I miss something?

Sugar and salt are intrinsic to health. You're comparing minerals to a recreational drug.

Moderation is not the problem here.

[Rasheed1]

only reckless idiots get high while they drive... If you have to get high? just get high..... Then drive your car... dont dont burn while you drive!!!

he's just an idiot..... make some rules and follow them sh*ts.... Sports players would do much better if they didnt act so reckless

[andgar923]

His name should be changed to this :facepalm permanantly.

That's the face I used to make whenever he touched the ball on the Heat. One of the dumbest players I've ever seen EVER, and that includes street ball not just NBA.

[Fiasco]

I want to recant my earlier comment and say: "this is the only time we'll see Beasley drive during possession"

[RedBlackAttack]

Usually when you say something is harmless you are implying it doesn't cause one harm. Or did I miss something?

Sugar and salt are intrinsic to health. You're comparing minerals to a recreational drug.

Moderation is not the problem here.
What are you arguing? That marijuana is a much larger problem than most think? If so, make your case. Arguing semantics isn't going to do much to further that position. Anything which is smoked inherently can cause harm over time. I don't think that's a newsflash to anyone.

How about edible marijuana? What are the longterm health implications there? Yeah, in a country which celebrates alcohol consumption and caffeine, the focus on this particular recreational drug remains pretty ridiculous.

[305Baller]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.

This.

[Fiasco]

What are you arguing? That marijuana is a much larger problem than most think? If so, make your case. Arguing semantics isn't going to do much to further that position. Anything which is smoked inherently can cause harm over time. I don't think that's a newsflash to anyone.

How about edible marijuana? What are the longterm health implications there? Yeah, in a country which celebrates alcohol consumption and caffeine, the focus on this particular recreational drug remains pretty ridiculous.

No. Are there other chemicals available legally that cause as much or more harm? Absolutely. But I never argued that. I've clearly maintained that marijuana isn't 'harmless' like some believe (or as you alluded to).

Marijuana consumption over extended periods causes mental and physical detriments. Just like any other available substance.

[305Baller]

Weed is boring. Do acid. j/k.

[mugiwara]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.
:roll:

[TheCorporation]

If you're black. White people be smoking that shit all over the place, and nothing happens to them unless they're shipping a lot of it across state.

"Sorry Officer...I didn't know I couldn't do that."

-Chapelle

[sportjames23]

remember when back in 2008, we had so many discussions about who is the better pick between Beasley and Rose? :facepalm


IB4 Beasley at least plays.

[sportjames23]

still coming back earlier than rose


I'm too late, I see. :oldlol:

[RedBlackAttack]

No. Are there other chemicals available legally that cause as much or more harm? Absolutely. But I never argued that. I've clearly maintained that marijuana isn't 'harmless' like some believe (or as you alluded to).

Marijuana consumption over extended periods causes mental and physical detriments. Just like any other available substance.
I really didn't think anyone was going to take my "harmless" quote literally. I don't believe anyone actually thinks that it is completely harmless, because at the very least anything you smoke is going to cause harm to your lungs, though very minimal damage as it compares to, say, a habitual tobacco smoker.

I will say this... there are no known longterm negative side affects of ingesting marijuana through the gastrointestinal tract as opposed to smoking it. That begs the question, is it the marijuana which is harmful or the most popular method of partaking in the drug, the smoking part? I don't think there is a substance on the planet you can light on fire and inhale habitually and not potentially face some kind of negative side affect.

I doubt Beasley was eating the marijuana, so this is a conversation for a different thread, but blanketing marijuana as presenting users with "longterm physical and mental detriments" isn't totally accurate either. It depends on the way they're choosing to ingest the drug.


The biggest problem with studies when it comes to marijuana is, because it has been illegal for so long, scientists have not been able to test its longterm side affects in a controlled setting. From what we know already though, to me, the benefits far outweigh the negatives. Marijuana has been proven to help patients with serious diseases/viruses (cancer, AIDS, etc) be able to maintain an appetite where nothing else seems to work. It also helps with other serious afflictions.

In a lot of states, these people are seen as criminals and that's a damn shame.


Is Beasley an idiot for what he has done? No doubt about it. But, this guy would have found a way to throw away his career with or without marijuana as an excuse.

[OmniStrife]

Another wasted possession by Beasley.
This, so much.
Have some rep.

[Patrick Chewing]

Heat got rid of this pot smoker for a reason.

[Fresh Kid]

I wished tha heat would of kept beasley tho.

[Lebron23]

He's an idiot.

[sundog67]

Heat got rid of this pot smoker for a reason.

But they kept Chalmers and until recently, Mike Miller :lol