Nate Robinson was pulled over by the police yesterday and later arrested. The cops pulled him over for driving without a seat belt (really?) and then found out he had a suspended license. The free agent also tweeted during the incident. Probably not the best idea. As Stephon Marbury would say: Sorry, Greece. Nate probably doesn’t have much to worry about. He wasn’t intoxicated or in possession of anything illegal. In any case, we here at BLS still hope that Nate re-signs with the Knicks. Get it done, Donnie.
Via New York Daily News:
Ally-whoops!
Pint-size Knicks star Nate Robinson was slam-dunked in the Bronx Tuesday for driving without a license.
The high-octane guard, whose driver’s license has been suspended since June for an outstanding summons, was booked Tuesday night at the 52nd Precinct stationhouse.
He held a magazine to shield his face as he hopped into a waiting car after receiving a summons.
The 25-year-old hardwood stud, generously listed by the Knicks at 5-feet-9, was pulled over about 5:40 p.m. on the Grand Concourse in Bedford Park while driving around in a 2006 Infiniti with Washington State license plates.
Cops stopped Robinson because he was not wearing his seat belt, a police source said. When officers ran his plate, they learned Robinson’s license had been suspended.
Riding in the car was David Hudson, Robinson’s former teammate at the University of Washington and director of the Nate Robinson Skillz & Drillz Youth Basketball Camp.
Within minutes of his arrest, Robinson was messaging a play-by-play on Twitter, using such texting shorthand as “lol” (laughing out loud) to describe his predicament.
“Cops pulled me over cuz my windows were 2 dark (but my windows were down) lol how funny is that,” tweeted the player, whose nickname is Krypto-Nate.
A few minutes later, the Knicks fan-favorite tweeted again: “I am still pulled over and its been 35 min they have me sit in my truck like i dnt have s#* 2 do lol.”
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