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[Saba Sports News] Former NBA player Delonte West has been arrested again, with troubling details emerging from the latest incident.
West was arrested early Thursday morning in Fairfax County, Va., and charged with two misdemeanors: violating conditions of his release and resisting arrest. According to TMZ’s Michael J. Babcock, police were attempting to serve West an arrest warrant when the 40-year-old tried to escape on foot. Officers briefly lost sight of him before finding him unresponsive on the ground.
Police administered Narcan, used for suspected drug overdoses. West remained unresponsive and was transported to a hospital, where a second dose of Narcan was effective. He was eventually discharged from the hospital and taken to Fairfax County Detention Center, where he was held on a $2,000 bond as of Thursday. Babcock’s report aligns with local reports from early Thursday, though West had not been identified at the time.
West has been arrested multiple times since his playing career ended. He was taken into custody in Fairfax County in October 2022 after witnesses saw him trespassing in a vehicle, and he tried to flee from police. The former point guard was also spotted panhandling in Virginia in June 2022, marking the second time since 2020 he had been seen panhandling, the first being in the Dallas area.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has attempted to help West, who spent the last season of his NBA career with Cuban’s team. Cuban helped set West up with a rehab program several years ago, and it appeared West was doing well for a while.
West spent eight seasons in the NBA with the Mavericks, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. He also played in the NBA G League and professionally in China. West averaged 9.7 points per game during his NBA career.