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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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Pierce handcuffed in Vegas
by Marc J. Spears,
Globe Staff
August 4, 2008 07:52 AM
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/20...08/pier
Celtics captain Paul Pierce was reportedly handcuffed following a traffic
stop on the Las Vegas strip early Sunday morning.
Here's the story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, the most valuable player in the 2008
NBA Finals, was handcuffed by Las Vegas police early Sunday after he
was initially uncooperative following a traffic stop for driving
erratically on the Strip.
Bill Cassell, public information officer for the Metropolitan Police
Department, said he did not have the details about why Pierce was
cuffed but said it often happens when "an individual is loudly
hostile."
"You have to remember he's a big guy," Cassell said.
Pierce, a forward who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds,
"rapidly calmed down," and police removed the handcuffs after about 15
minutes, Cassell said.
"We find this happens a lot of times," Cassell said. "Someone is a
little agitated, and when they're placed in handcuffs, they rethink
things."
The traffic stop occurred around 3 a.m. near Las Vegas Boulevard and
Tropicana Avenue, Cassell said.
Officers gave Pierce field sobriety tests, which often take up to an
hour, he said.
A Breathalyzer showed Pierce registered below the 0.08 level that
defines legal intoxication in Nevada.
Pierce did not drive the car after he was stopped.
"He made a decision to have one of the valets park his car for the
night," Cassell said.
Police did not cite Pierce for a traffic infraction.
"We don't cite everybody we stop," Cassell said. "Sometimes we give
just a verbal warning. It's based on the totality of the
circumstances."
Pierce, a frequent NBA all-star, led the Celtics to the NBA championship
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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[I have added one small bit to the story - and maybe in a couple other
places - that was left out. I put it near the middle. Sources told me.
- rmjon23]
On Aug 4, 4:52�pm, VicXnews <n... RemoveThis @news.com> wrote:
> Pierce handcuffed in Vegas
> by Marc J. Spears,
> Globe Staff
> August 4, 2008 07:52 AMhttp://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2...
> Celtics captain Paul Pierce was reportedly handcuffed following a traffic
> stop on the Las Vegas strip early Sunday morning.
>
> Here's the story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
>
> � � The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, the most valuable player in the 2008
> � � NBA Finals, was handcuffed by Las Vegas police early Sunday after he
> � � was initially uncooperative following a traffic stop for driving
> � � erratically on the Strip.
>
> � � Bill Cassell, public information officer for the Metropolitan Police
> � � Department, said he did not have the details about why Pierce was
> � � cuffed but said it often happens when "an individual is loudly
> � � hostile."
>
> � � "You have to remember he's a big guy," Cassell said.
>
> Police say Pierce kept yelling, "But I'm the greatest player in the NBA!," Cassell - who is
> not related to Celtics mercenary Sam Cassell, said.
>
> � � Pierce, a forward who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds,
> � � "rapidly calmed down," and police removed the handcuffs after about 15
> � � minutes, Cassell said.
>
> � � "We find this happens a lot of times," Cassell said. "Someone is a
> � � little agitated, and when they're placed in handcuffs, they rethink
> � � things." Pierce then quietly whispered to himself over and over that he was the best player in the game. "It seemed to calm him down," Cassell said.
>
> � � The traffic stop occurred around 3 a.m. near Las Vegas Boulevard and
> � � Tropicana Avenue, Cassell said.
>
> � � Officers gave Pierce field sobriety tests, which often take up to an
> � � hour, he said.
>
> � � A Breathalyzer showed Pierce registered below the 0.08 level that
> � � defines legal intoxication in Nevada.
>
> � � Pierce did not drive the wheelchair after he was stopped.
>
> � � "He made a decision to have one of the valets park his wheelchair for the
> � � night," Cassell said.
>
> � � Police did not cite Pierce for a traffic infraction.
>
> � � "We don't cite everybody we stop," Cassell said. "Sometimes we give
> � � just a verbal warning. It's based on the totality of the
> � � circumstances. And besides, the poor guy was in a wheelchair, wailing about his MRI."
>
> � � Pierce, a frequent NBA all-star who apparently thinks he's more talented than Lebron James, led the Celtics to the NBA championship
> � over the Andrew Bynum-less Los Angeles Lakers in June. >> Stay informed about: What happens in Vegas... |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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RMJon23 wrote:
> [I have added one small bit to the story - and maybe in a couple other
> places - that was left out. I put it near the middle. Sources told me.
> - rmjon23]
>>
>> Police say Pierce kept yelling, "But I'm the greatest player in the NBA!," Cassell - who is
>> not related to Celtics mercenary Sam Cassell, said.
I opted for my wheelchair joke over the Cassell joke. I see now that I
made a mistake.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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On Aug 4, 6:08�pm, Fred <faux.... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> RMJon23 wrote:
> > [I have added one small bit to the story - and maybe in a couple other
> > places - that was left out. I put it near the middle. Sources told me.
> > - rmjon23]
>
> >> � � Police say Pierce kept yelling, "But I'm the greatest player in the NBA!," Cassell - who is
> >> � � not related to Celtics mercenary Sam Cassell, said..
>
> I opted for my wheelchair joke over the Cassell joke. I see now that I
> made a mistake.
>
> --
> -Fred
>
> �http://freeloosedirt.blogspot.com/
Oh wow...I hadn't read your post. I just saw Vic's article, then
decided I had a minute and played around w/it. You got to the
wheelchair first, Fred. It just works; it's funny. But the "I'm the
best player" bit is funny too. But in a different way.
Funny-delusional. >> Stay informed about: What happens in Vegas... |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:52 pm
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:48 am
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RMJon23 <rmjon23.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in news:c219b160-0699-4146-baa7-
2928552c7829.TakeThisOut@r15g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
> On Aug 4, 6:08�pm, Fred <faux.....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>> RMJon23 wrote:
>> > [I have added one small bit to the story - and maybe in a couple other
>> > places - that was left out. I put it near the middle. Sources told me.
>> > - rmjon23]
>>
>> >> � � Police say Pierce kept yelling, "But I'm the great
> est player in the NBA!," Cassell - who is
>> >> � � not related to Celtics mercenary Sam Cassell, said
> .
>>
>> I opted for my wheelchair joke over the Cassell joke. I see now that I
>> made a mistake.
>>
>> --
>> -Fred
>>
>> �http://freeloosedirt.blogspot.com/
>
> Oh wow...I hadn't read your post. I just saw Vic's article, then
> decided I had a minute and played around w/it. You got to the
> wheelchair first, Fred. It just works; it's funny. But the "I'm the
> best player" bit is funny too. But in a different way.
>
> Funny-delusional.
>
PP makes it like shooting ducks in a barrell...what a joke >> Stay informed about: What happens in Vegas... |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:31 pm
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If Pierce keeps on losing his mind like this, I really begin to fear
that the Lakers won't have their chance for revenge in next year's
Finals because the Celtics won't be there.
Come on, Paul...keep it together until next June, at least. >> Stay informed about: What happens in Vegas... |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:35 pm
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"VicXnews" <news.TakeThisOut@news.com> wrote in message
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> Pierce handcuffed in Vegas
> by Marc J. Spears,
> Globe Staff
> August 4, 2008 07:52 AM
> http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/20...08/pier
> Celtics captain Paul Pierce was reportedly handcuffed following a traffic
> stop on the Las Vegas strip early Sunday morning.
>
> Here's the story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
>
> The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, the most valuable player in the 2008
> NBA Finals, was handcuffed by Las Vegas police early Sunday after he
> was initially uncooperative following a traffic stop for driving
> erratically on the Strip.
>
> Bill Cassell, public information officer for the Metropolitan Police
> Department, said he did not have the details about why Pierce was
> cuffed but said it often happens when "an individual is loudly
> hostile."
>
> "You have to remember he's a big guy," Cassell said.
>
> Pierce, a forward who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds,
> "rapidly calmed down," and police removed the handcuffs after about 15
> minutes, Cassell said.
>
> "We find this happens a lot of times," Cassell said. "Someone is a
> little agitated, and when they're placed in handcuffs, they rethink
> things."
>
> The traffic stop occurred around 3 a.m. near Las Vegas Boulevard and
> Tropicana Avenue, Cassell said.
>
> Officers gave Pierce field sobriety tests, which often take up to an
> hour, he said.
>
> A Breathalyzer showed Pierce registered below the 0.08 level that
> defines legal intoxication in Nevada.
>
> Pierce did not drive the car after he was stopped.
>
> "He made a decision to have one of the valets park his car for the
> night," Cassell said.
>
> Police did not cite Pierce for a traffic infraction.
>
> "We don't cite everybody we stop," Cassell said. "Sometimes we give
> just a verbal warning. It's based on the totality of the
> circumstances."
>
> Pierce, a frequent NBA all-star, led the Celtics to the NBA
> championship
> over the Los Angeles Laker s in June.
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:03 pm
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If form holds, in a week you'll be saying this never happened :)
Wonder if he played the "Don't you know who I am?" card? I smell a "Wanna
get away?" commerical if only they got some good video.
VicXnews wrote:
> Pierce handcuffed in Vegas
> by Marc J. Spears,
> Globe Staff
> August 4, 2008 07:52 AM
> http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/20...08/pier
> Celtics captain Paul Pierce was reportedly handcuffed following a traffic
> stop on the Las Vegas strip early Sunday morning.
>
> Here's the story from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
>
> The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce, the most valuable player in the 2008
> NBA Finals, was handcuffed by Las Vegas police early Sunday after he
> was initially uncooperative following a traffic stop for driving
> erratically on the Strip.
>
> Bill Cassell, public information officer for the Metropolitan Police
> Department, said he did not have the details about why Pierce was
> cuffed but said it often happens when "an individual is loudly
> hostile."
>
> "You have to remember he's a big guy," Cassell said.
>
> Pierce, a forward who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 235 pounds,
> "rapidly calmed down," and police removed the handcuffs after about 15
> minutes, Cassell said.
>
> "We find this happens a lot of times," Cassell said. "Someone is a
> little agitated, and when they're placed in handcuffs, they rethink
> things."
>
> The traffic stop occurred around 3 a.m. near Las Vegas Boulevard and
> Tropicana Avenue, Cassell said.
>
> Officers gave Pierce field sobriety tests, which often take up to an
> hour, he said.
>
> A Breathalyzer showed Pierce registered below the 0.08 level that
> defines legal intoxication in Nevada.
>
> Pierce did not drive the car after he was stopped.
>
> "He made a decision to have one of the valets park his car for the
> night," Cassell said.
>
> Police did not cite Pierce for a traffic infraction.
>
> "We don't cite everybody we stop," Cassell said. "Sometimes we give
> just a verbal warning. It's based on the totality of the
> circumstances."
>
> Pierce, a frequent NBA all-star, led the Celtics to the NBA championship
> over the Los Angeles Laker s in June.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:05 pm
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VicXnews wrote:
> RMJon23 <rmjon23.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote in news:c219b160-0699-4146-baa7-
> 2928552c7829.DeleteThis@r15g2000prd.googlegroups.com:
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>> On Aug 4, 6:08�pm, Fred <faux.....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> RMJon23 wrote:
>>>> [I have added one small bit to the story - and maybe in a couple other
>>>> places - that was left out. I put it near the middle. Sources told me.
>>>> - rmjon23]
>>>>> � � Police say Pierce kept yelling, "But I'm the great
>> est player in the NBA!," Cassell - who is
>>>>> � � not related to Celtics mercenary Sam Cassell, said
>> .
>>> I opted for my wheelchair joke over the Cassell joke. I see now that I
>>> made a mistake.
>>>
>>> --
>>> -Fred
>>>
>>> �http://freeloosedirt.blogspot.com/
>> Oh wow...I hadn't read your post. I just saw Vic's article, then
>> decided I had a minute and played around w/it. You got to the
>> wheelchair first, Fred. It just works; it's funny. But the "I'm the
>> best player" bit is funny too. But in a different way.
>>
>> Funny-delusional.
>>
>
> PP makes it like shooting ducks in a barrell...what a joke
Is that like keeping all your fish in a row?
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gmcollard.DeleteThis@yahoo.com
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:41 pm
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"BradC" <BradC.TakeThisOut@comcast.com> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <faux.new.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message news:g7852o$ief$1@aioe.org...
>> Was he driving a wheelchair?
>
> No, but he did have a championship trophy and an MVP trophy.
>>
Touche. But Fred, you made me laugh out loud dude. 8^)
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:55 am
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"greg brown" <noway.DeleteThis@way.com> wrote in
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> "BradC" <BradC.DeleteThis@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:ZNydnT2KYMXxNgrVnZ2dnUVZ_o_inZ2d@comcast.com...
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>> "Fred" <faux.new.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message news:g7852o$ief$1
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>>> Was he driving a wheelchair?
>>
>> No, but he did have a championship trophy and an MVP trophy.
>>>
the idiot was driving around with them in his car trying to convince anyone
who would listen he was the best player in the world...
all PP had to do was tip a 21 dealer and they would have believed his
story...
>
> Touche. But Fred, you made me laugh out loud dude. 8^)
>
> Greg
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Fred should be opening in Vegas soon...love his comedy routine =8-) >> Stay informed about: What happens in Vegas... |
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