Bouknight arrested?

[ThabeetDown]

With the introduction of Uber/Lyft there should be zero excuses for anyone to have a DUI in 2022. Even more so with NBA players who not only have millions for said Ubers, but also can hire a driver. Additionally, I'm pretty sure the league/players association have free rides for all players to avoid this. Just pure stupidity. I've always been a huge defender of James, not sure how I can be now. We all saw how Raiders WR Henry Ruggs KILLED someone. I wish James the best of luck, but in all honesty it will take a lot for me to support him again.

 

[Mazhude]

I hope this is not an indication of him being down on himself right now. People are sometimes drunk in their car because of depression, rather than joyriding. No way of knowing, but I'm concerned.

 

[REB1094]

Yeah I think I’m about done backing this guy. Hope he figures it out and I hope there’s no major underlying issue he’s dealing with.

If Kemba gets no offers from any team and he’s reduced to a mentor-from-the-bench role, would love to see Charlotte pick him to help here. But I also wouldn’t blame them if they were close to moving on from Bouk.

Hopefully he can find a way to produce on the court and be a good person off of it

 

[tcf15]

 

[WNConn]

Not saying this to be judgmental, but as a distant observer it seems like Bouk may have a real alcohol problem. Freshman year should have been a DUI. Last year he came back to UConn and was too blasted to come out on the court and then got kicked out of the game with some bizarre antics. Now he’s got a DUI. I hope the guy can get some help and be healthy

 

[lange10]

He needs some serious help by way of a veteran mentor. I know many thought the incident where Bouk was kicked out of the game at UConn was funny but to me it was a microcosm of his immaturity and ego. This is a really sad development so close to the season as he was primed to get some minutes. I hope he rights the ship before it's too late.

 

[Kenny11]

He drinks too much.

 

[Fishy]

His limiting factor is that he’s just not very bright.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Fun read pulling up the threads from the Gampel game he got kicked out of, which was so hilariously epic to most of the Boneyard.

 

[Chin Diesel]

He's coming..............................

Y'all know who.

 

[Vancat]

 

[shizzle787]

Yikes

 

[superjohn]

With the introduction of Uber/Lyft there should be zero excuses for anyone to have a DUI in 2022. Even more so with NBA players who not only have millions for said Ubers, but also can hire a driver. Additionally, I'm pretty sure the league/players association have free rides for all players to avoid this. Just pure stupidity. I've always been a huge defender of James, not sure how I can be now. We all saw how Raiders WR Henry Ruggs KILLED someone. I wish James the best of luck, but in all honesty it will take a lot for me to support him again.

I'll never understand how all these guys don't have their own personal driver for when they go out. When I was a kid my dad's best friend in NYC had his own personal driver for when he went out on the town and he had nowhere near NBA money, it would cost peanuts to an NBA player.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Aaa... not too worried about it. Regular people get DUIs all the time. Life goes on. That said, it still may hurt his career.

 

[ucp990411]

What happened to his personal babysitter? Forget his name but the guy from UConn. Wonder if the Hornets are giving any thought of releasing him. With the Bridges situation that organization needs to clean up its act.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[CL82]

Yeah in before "another year at UConn would have fixed all his maturity issues." Very specifically this incident is the opposite of making that point, as he did the same thing here and clearly didn't mature enough in 2 years here despite being suspended for it.

I like how one posters comment that James wasn’t ready to be on his own in the NBA has now morphed into “one more year in college would completely fix James now apparent issues. That was never what he said.

As it turns out, he was correct (and I suspect he may have had some information that he chose not to share with the board). The ironic thing is that those posters who said “when you have the opportunity to make life-changing money, you have to take it” were also correct. That is just too hard to walk away from.

In the end, I don’t think anybody is rooting against Bouknight. Everyone wants the best for him. Speaking for myself, I hope he gets his stuff together. He is athletically gifted and could be a phenomenal talent. regardless, he genuinely seemed like a nice kid. I wish the best for him, whatever that may be.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Aaa... not too worried about it. Regular people get DUIs all the time. Life goes on. That said, it still may hurt his career.

The concern is not this singular incident. He has had multiple issues in the past related to alcohol/operating vehicles and other antics.

I agree with you- one DUI. Big dumb mistake, life goes on (assuming no one got hurt).

Having it happen on multiple occasions? HUGE red flags and you are officially a danger to yourself and others.

 

[August_West]

Fun read pulling up the threads from the Gampel game he got kicked out of, which was so hilariously epic to most of the Boneyard.

It was epic.

It was also kinda sad.

 

[AntG168]

Aaa... not too worried about it. Regular people get DUIs all the time. Life goes on. That said, it still may hurt his career.

My father was almost killed by a drunk driver. Had to have his skull reconstructed. It’s absolutely a big deal

 

[CTBasketball]

You would think more professional athletes would order rides/Ubers, especially after what happened to Henry Ruggs.

It’s no joke and the fact he’s done it twice means it’s a reoccurring problem.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

It was epic.

It was also kinda sad.

It was pathetic and terrible reflection on him.

The only reason it stood out was due to the fact that thousands of former players have come back to their old gyms and managed to avoid being tossed.

 

[August_West]

It was pathetic and terrible reflection on him.
.

It was definitely both those things ( which is why I said “ sad”

But the epic was the building

 

[ucp990411]

Aaa... not too worried about it. Regular people get DUIs all the time. Life goes on. That said, it still may hurt his career.

My father WAS killed by a drunk driver, 3 days before my 11th birthday. Happy birthday kid. By an off duty police officer. Life does not necessarily go on. Care to reconsider your comment?

 

[MexicoHusky]

My father WAS killed by a drunk driver, 3 days before my 11th birthday. Happy birthday kid. By an off duty police officer. Life does not necessarily go on. Care to reconsider your comment?

I'm sorry for your loss