May 27, 2008
Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah was arrested Sunday in Gainesville, Fla., after an officer spotted him on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup. Police said that during a search at the station officers found marijuana in his pocket. This really shouldn’t come as a surprise. Josh Howard warned us a month ago. NBA players smoke weed.
But Joakim, a plastic cup? Keep that stuff in the bottle and wrap it in a brown bag. I mean, c’mon!
PHOTO CAPTION: I couldn’t find a picture of Joakim Noah. The closest thing I could find was a picture of American Idol star Justin Guarini.
“Noah was released after signing a notice to appear before a judge — standard procedure for such offenses. He could face up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine for the marijuana charge.”
I can’t wait for the day when an athlete actually gets the “could face up to” charge.
His father actually had this response, “I don’t understand all that fuss for just drinking a beer on the street.” That’s the kind of father Miley Cyrus needs.
Wait. You’re telling me that they took him back to the station because he was drinking from a plastic cup? I got caught with an open bottle of beer on a sidewalk and all they made me do was name the Brady kids from oldest to youngest…or was it youngest to oldest. I don’t remember. Micah?
That just doesn’t seem right to me. Couldn’t they have just had him pour out the beer and let him off with a warning? Then ask him for an autograph and picture?