Paul Pierce has damaged his silence on his latest arrest, after the previous Boston Celtics star was discovered “asleep at the wheel” in his automobile.
On Tuesday (October 7), the NBA Hall of Famer was arrested on suspicion of driving below the affect, after he was reportedly discovered by the California Highway Patrol asleep behind the wheel of his Range Rover in the course of 101 Freeway visitors. In a submit shared on his Threads account, Pierce addressed his arrest alongside an image taken from his automobile.
“Imagine being stuck in stand still traffic for 45 mins and falling asleep 🤦🏾♂️ I took this picture that night because I never been in stand still traffic for this long,” wrote Pierce. “I’m old, I’m tired, and I fell asleep 🤷🏾♂️ I’m good y’all thanks for the love.”
As reported earlier this week, Pierce was discovered asleep in his automobile after he was caught in visitors due to a multi-vehicle crash. “When officers approached, they found the driver, later identified as Paul Pierce, asleep at the wheel,” the CHP mentioned in an announcement. “Officers noted signs of alcohol impairment and conducted a DUI investigation.”
The 47-year-old was cited and launched from custody, and the case is anticipated to go to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s workplace for evaluate. His submit on Threads is his first time addressing the arrest.
In different Paul Pierce information, the previous basketball star lately acknowledged that he believes he was “probably the best pure scorer” in NBA History.
Making the assertion on FS1’s Speak in response to LeBron James lately praising Kevin Durant because the “most equipped” scorer within the NBA, Pierce made certain to say that he gained the 2010 Three-Point Contest, along with checking off each different field.
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