The Los Angeles Clippers suspended forward Zach Randolph for two games on April 6th, after he was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving, just hours after the team’s 88-85 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Two California Highway Patrol officers saw a white Rolls Royce traveling south on the 405 Freeway, in the Culver City area near west Los Angeles. The car was spotted “weaving” at about 2:25 a.m.
The officers pulled the car over and identified Randolph as the driver. They could smell the odor of alcohol on Randolph. After completing a DUI investigation, Randolph was arrested and taken to the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.
Randolph spoke with reporters following the incident, but would not comment on the specifics of the incident. He did tell reporters, “I regret that the situation happened. I hope people don’t rush to judgment. All I have to do now is focus on basketball and let the process run its course. Let it work itself out.”
Randolph was arrested in 2003, while playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, after police noticed the smell of marijuana coming from his vehicle.
