Ex-NBA player Kemp faces marijuana charge (AP) Updated: 2006-07-23 10:13
HOUSTON - Shawn Kemp was arrested and charged Friday with possession of
marijuana, the latest drug-related trouble for the former NBA All-Star.
Kemp, 36, was arrested following a traffic stop for driving without a license
plate shortly after midnight Friday. An officer with the Harris County Sheriff's
Department pulled Kemp over and said he noticed the smell of burning marijuana
coming from Kemp's vehicle.
The officer later found less than 2 ounces of the illegal drug in Kemp's
possession. The six-time All-Star was released from the Harris County Jail after
posting a $500 cash bond and faces a July 28 court appearance.
Kemp checked into a rehabilitation clinic for cocaine use in 2001. In April
2005, he was arrested for possessing small amounts of cocaine and marijuana in
his truck.
After 14 seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland
Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic, Kemp retired from the league in 2003 and now
lives in Houston.
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