Delonte West Arrested

Where was he carrying that shotgun?
Where was he going?
That’s strange.

really, really weird stuff. A shotgun carried in a guitar case? handguns strapped to his body? While riding a motorcycle at excessive speeds? You know he was imagining himself as some kind of Japanimation comic book superhero.

… but nothing surprises me anymore.

What is with these guys and their guns?? Three guns?? A shotgun?? I know they all have a fear of being attacked, but this is nuts!! Now he will be suspended and who knows what else. Cav’s can’t be too happy about this.

… how many guns were actually on the celtics three years ago??? Oh yeah, it was Sebastian’s girlfriends gun.

Three-wheeled motorcycle. Shotgun in his guitar case. Sounds like a Tarantino movie.

On the bright side, at least he wasn’t intoxicated.

It goes without saying that it was his cousin’s guitar case, but his belt and his leg are a little harder to explain.

wonder where he would be without basketball.

Sometimes you have to try multiple times to get the “right” help, but it is worth it, and it is out there. Carrying weapons while you are suffering from depression is not a good thing.

I cannot believe this story. What the **** is Delonte doing? If your strapped on a motorcycle the gun can go off by accident. What in the world is he thinking. What could he possibly be accomplishing with 3 guns He’s either going to get a huge amount of drugs, or I couldn’t even imagine what he was doing. If Delonte gets suspended the Cavs are done. Sure the Plaxico story was a little crazy, at least it is somehwat understandable if you are in Manhattan at night time going out. Carrying 3 guns in the middle of the day is outrageous, and loaded too.

Because that was the main reason Plax is in so much trouble- that and NY has some very tough laws about concealed weapons- I don’t know what laws Maryland has…I guess none of this stuff phases me anymore, as I thought the weirdest part of the story was a 3-wheeled motorcycle- now that is nuts…

I feel bad for Delonte if he is suffering through depression and hope he gets past it and moves on with his life. However some of these big time athletes put too much pressure on themselves. Think about it. If you signed a multi-million dollar contract and have a couple million dollars already earned from playing pro sports or have a couple million saved up, just buy an affordable house and relax and have barbeques and pool parties all the time. Forget about playing basketball if it is too stressful, just retire and relax with the money you made. You never see an athlete do that.

I bet ESPN moves the Cavs up in the power rankings. You know a team with Tony Montana going out in a blaze of glory and Mr. I can’t shake hands after a game because I have to put my headphones on and run to the bus to cash my check, plus a combined 0 titles, should always be ahead of the 17-time World Champion Celtics.

A whack job on a bike with 3 loaded guns—spare me the sympathy. Put him away for a good long spell.

West is unraveling. Especially during the offseason(s). I think this mental stuff is really hitting him hard – we always knew he was a bit of a crazy man in Boston when he made some ridiculous (albeit funny) remarks on CSN during interviews with Tanguay and Dickerson and post-game comments. I wonder how much longer his sanity is going to last – seems like he’s seriously plagued by not only depression but also rarer things.

A three-wheeled motorcycle?? The only thing that could have made this better would be if Bassy Telfair was riding in a sidecar.

Getting arrested for illegal weapons possession may’ve detoured him from some far worse calamity, and towards some much needed help. I hope he finds it.

Delonte has issues and he needs to get those sorted out. This isn’t funny, this is a man that needs help.

One for Jamario Moon. One for Anthony Parker. The rifle for Danny Ferry, for really messing with his playing time.

way out of line delonte. too much money for all these guys and too much gun freedom. no matter how much i like him as a player this is too crazy and uncalled for. get him some help.

Well at least he is practicing his shooting in the offseason

My heart goes out to the guy. I loved him when he was here, because he was a PERSON. He didn’t just repeat the same boring clichees like it was from a script or something. He had (has) a personality.

I really hope he’s able to find the help he needs.

This sounds like a maniac episode from the report. Given that he had a pretty severe drepession last year, I only hope that he gets the treatment he needs and responds well to some meds.

OK!

With the way he swerved in front of the cruiser, and the amount of heat he was packing, as well as the fact that he cooperated fully, it looks a little bit like he wanted to get caught – like he wanted someone to stop him.

Makes you wonder what weapons he’s got in his guitar case when he’s not cutting off a policeman.

wut happens with his contract with the cavs if eventually he ends up in jail

I have to admit, I laughed when that image popped into my head, but it seems like Delonte has some major issues whether its depression or people after him and I wish him the best of luck sorting things out. One of the most interesting and comical personalities I have ever gotten to watch and I want him around for a while longer.

I can understand famous athletes wanting to protect themselves and feel protected when they go certain places, not when you are flashing through. If you are riding a bike like that you are flashing, you don’t see bikes like that on the road very often. If you don’t want to get yourself in trouble, don’t flash, it is as simple as that. Don’t drive the $100,000 benz with iced out rims and a couple of chains anywhere it is stupid. Drive a regular car, wear a regular T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Looking for extra protection because you are extra on the “flash” is just plain stupid.

He isn’t just “depressed” he has Bi-Polar disorder. Very high, high’s and very low, lows. The most severe cases involve hearing “voices” and seeing “things”. The medication for this is very strong hence the term “going off his meds” when someone does some crazy stuff. Lord only knows what was going through his mind when he decided to arm himself. It’s a good thing he was stopped before anything happened.

This is why many states during the apply for a gun permit process check mental health history. To me, this doesn’t sound like a case of an NBA player being “flashy” but rather someone with severe mental problems going through some sort of delusional episode (The Zombies are coming? End of the World?) with access to lots of firepower. I hope he gets the help and monitoring he needs to keep his mind level.

He was just driving in the wrong state. In Texas there would be no problem.

I’m not a mental health expert,but bipolar sounds about right.

  Didn’t I read “He was released on his own recognizance”? Did anyone find out the amount of the bribe the Judge took?

I grew up with Delonte West, no joke. He was a senior my freshman year of high school and I used to film my school’s basketball games, which included him as the star player. Prince Georges is a rough area to live and people frequently move around strapped. Obviously it was a stupid thing to do on his part, but I am a little sympathetic to his plight…even though he’s with the Cavs now