LOS ANGELES — Former NBA participant Paul Pierce was arrested Tuesday night time on suspicion of driving below the affect on a Los Angeles freeway after he was discovered asleep behind the wheel, state police stated.
California Freeway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated automotive crash involving a number of autos on the northbound lanes of U.S. Freeway 101, closing 4 of the six lanes to analyze, the company stated in a press launch.
Once they reopened the lanes about an hour later, they noticed a Vary Rover SUV stopped within the street, south of the crash. Officers noticed Pierce asleep on the wheel and “seen indicators of alcohol impairment,” so that they performed a DUI investigation, the press launch stated.
He was arrested on a misdemeanour cost of driving inebriated, which might be reviewed by the Los Angeles metropolis lawyer.
Pierce didn’t instantly reply to a message for remark, and extra contact data for him couldn’t be instantly discovered.
Pierce performed for the Boston Celtics for 15 seasons, and most not too long ago for L.A. Clippers earlier than retiring in 2017. He additionally performed for the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards.
The ten-time All-Star and the MVP of the 2008 NBA finals was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2021.
Pierce was not too long ago a cohost of Converse, a sports activities speak present on Fox Sports activities that was cancelled in July 2025.
