Former NBA Champion Paul Pierce Arrested onโค Suspicion ofโ DUI
Los Angeles, CA – โPaul Pierce, a ten-time NBA All-Star and 2008 NBA โฃFinals MVP, was arrested late โคTuesday nightโ on suspicion ofโฃ driving under the influence of alcohol.The arrest occurred on U.S. Highway 101 in Los Angeles after california Highway Patrolโ officers discovered Pierce asleep at โฃthe wheel of a Range Rover.
The incident unfolded as officers were reopening lanes following an earlier multi-vehicle collision. Uponโ finding Pierce’s vehicle obstructing traffic,officers observed signs of alcohol impairment,leading to a DUI inquiry and subsequent arrest. Pierce facesโค a misdemeanor charge and the case will be reviewed by the Los Angeles โฃCity Attorney’s office. this โarrest casts a โคshadow over the legacy โof a celebrated basketball career and initiates aโข legal process with โคpotential ramificationsโ for the Hall of โคfamer.
According to a โstatement from the California Highway Patrol, officers responded toโ the initial car crash around 10:40 p.m., temporarily closing four lanes ofโ the northbound highway. Approximately an hour later, after clearing the accident scene, โthey located Pierce’s vehicle stopped in the roadway.
pierce, 46, spent 15 seasons withโ the Boston Celtics, leading the team to an โคNBA championship in 2008. He also played for the Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, and โlos angeles Clippers before retiring in 2017.He wasโค inducted โขinto the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fameโ in โฃ2021. Most recently, โPierce was a co-host of the Fox Sports show Speak, whichโ wasโ canceled in July 2024. He has not yet publicly commented onโข the arrest.