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superjohn said:
For the people in the thread who think James didn't drive or that it was smart he returned to his car to sleep it off and it's a bogus DWI arrest, there is a fuller picture now. Bouknight was in the driver's seat blocking access to the parking garage with his car and was passed out. Security banged on his window to wake him up and were unsuccessful. Once they were able to see enough through the tint in his window to see he had a gun on his lap they called law enforcement.
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Oh so there's still details coming out? Interesting
 
husky429 said:
Why is it always TMZ?

I was thinking he probably had the unregistered gun in his glovebox or something. Sitting in his lap? Not a good look. Get the kid into rehab and therapy ASAP. He's asking to kill someone or be killed if he keeps this up.
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TMZ pays off more than the others?
 
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this story keeps getting worse. Next detail to come out will be hit lit an orphanage on fire before he got in the car.
 
HuskyFich said:
Hornets player James Bouknight wouldn’t wake up, crashed into two police cars before DWI arrest

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Holy hell, he's in a terrible place. This reminds me so much of the collision course Eddie Griffin was on. Bouk isn't some star player and the Hornets have so many problems I see the Hornets dumping him but they along with the NBA need to offer him help. Also John Lucas, Greg Anthony, Hurley, Kimani etc. need to do everything they can to help him but it's up to James to help himself.

It's becoming more and more clear he doesn't give a care and is suicidal.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
In college we used to use an air horn to wake each other up sometimes for ishts and giggles. I cannot imagine not waking up at the sound of one of those things.
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Apparently, one of your roommates was at the scene of Bouknight's arrest! From the headline of the article, "Officers set up a perimeter and attempted to wake Bouknight up by using a P.A. system, blasting airhorns and using lights for almost an hour." [EDIT: You may have said that because you read the article, not just coincidentally.]

I guess it's the difference between asleep and unconscious. I'm assuming they did all of this because of the gun in his lap. Wouldn't want to wake him up and have him reflexively shoot someone.
 
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Hawk13 said:
Love that. If you're not a gun guy, saying his gun was 40mm is like saying he's 6.7 meters tall.
Sweet gun that compact Glock 40 S&W good for Bouk for not going for the run-of-the-mill 9mm
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Chuck said:
I'm assuming they did all of this because of the gun in his lap.
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Definitely--that's a super dangerous situation. Unconscious drunk/high person asleep in their running car and a loaded gun in their lap. Dude won't even wake up with an air horn, but as soon as he wakes up, he starts smashing into police cars? That's an UGLY scene. Seems like 5-0 handled this one properly.
 
Edward Sargent said:
So much is wrong with the TMZ pics, not least of which a photo of possible crime is already leaked. FWIW I do not se James in that pic - do you?
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You can make out the tattoo he has on his left hand. Obviously doesn't mean it's him... but honestly, TMZ is rarely wrong despite how scummy they are.
 
superjohn said:
He blew a .14, obviously over the limit to drive but that's not crazy high or anything. None of his actions match up to that BAC. I'm guessing he was on other stuff or he's totally lost his mind.
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A 0.14 is certainly not unconscious in your car for an hour, despite airhorns and a ring of cops territory. And definitely DEFINITELY not wake up and smash into a bunch of cars territory.

Kid was on some kind of narcotic.

Hopefully someone in his circle can get him into rehab.
 
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Vancat said:
How many chances does he get before that happens?
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He has nothing to redeem except his career and reputation. The news I read is disturbing. He needs some help, maybe a mentor or something. Nba is a man’s league. When you are away from the team they don’t give, or expect, support. Many of his teammates have wives and family. It can be quite alienating. He probably needs some friends.

If they tried for an hour to wake him up, he may have had a sedative to go with it. Very dangerous.

In any sense, he needs some therapy, a financial advisor to make sure he doesn’t spend any of his money, and maybe needs to take some time away from hoops. He is obviously suffering from some issues.
 
husky429 said:
You can make out the tattoo he has on his left hand. Obviously doesn't mean it's him... but honestly, TMZ is rarely wrong despite how scummy they are.
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Agreed. I often want to dismiss their stories as a bit sensationalized, but they somehow are largely accurate.
 
husky429 said:
A 0.14 is certainly not unconscious in your car for an hour, despite airhorns and a ring of cops territory. And definitely DEFINITELY not wake up and smash into a bunch of cars territory.

Kid was on some kind of narcotic.

Hopefully someone in his circle can get him into rehab.
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He's lucky to be alive. You have a gun in your hand and don't obey police commands and then ram into their police cruisers, you should kind of expect them to shoot at you. From the information out there it sounds like the police did a good job here.

If he doesn't get help and change his life it's going to end up in tragedy.
 
I knew one of James mentors here in Charlotte before he ironically got hired by another former UConn guy and he is a good dude. I believe Tripp came in shortly after that guy left. I know he was struggling to get through to James and was trying to get him more involved in community outreach but couldn’t quite make that happen. Charlotte has its issues for sure, certainly with their product and ownerships inability to put a winning culture in place. But the people I know over there are good people and mean well. I know Borrego gets a bad wrap but he was a good dude (as is Cliff) and did development some talent over there.

I hate seeing it play out like this. You can still support the guy while acknowledging that tough boundaries are and should be in place for him. That’s not enabling, that’s being supportive. I’m not really sure what’s next for him and I don’t really like to speculate on if different environments would’ve changed this. The Hornets might be a dumpster fire but still some good people over there. I’ll still pull for him and that he’s able to turn this around for himself and the people who care about him.
 
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JohnFSilver said:
He has nothing to redeem except his career and reputation. The news I read is disturbing. He needs some help, maybe a mentor or something. Nba is a man’s league. When you are away from the team they don’t give, or expect, support. Many of his teammates have wives and family. It can be quite alienating. He probably needs some friends.

If they tried for an hour to wake him up, he may have had a sedative to go with it. Very dangerous.

In any sense, he needs some therapy, a financial advisor to make sure he doesn’t spend any of his money, and maybe needs to take some time away from hoops. He is obviously suffering from some issues.
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Thought he had the guy from UConn was acting as his personnel manager
 
superjohn said:
He blew a .14, obviously over the limit to drive but that's not crazy high or anything. None of his actions match up to that BAC. I'm guessing he was on other stuff or he's totally lost his mind.
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Now go back in time from the time he blew to the time he got in the car and you are most likely around .20 which is obliterated and 2.5 times the legal limit. I have little doubt James likes the booze and I don't think it's a wild accusation to say he a borderline functioning alcoholic. I do know for a fact about 4 shots of tequila (assuming standard size shot glass) doesn't get a man his size anywhere near a .14.
 
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Chin Diesel said:
Now go back in time from the time he blew to the time he got in the car and you are most likely around .20 which is obliterated and 2.5 times the legal limit. I have little doubt James likes the booze and I don't think it's a wild accusation to say he a borderline functioning alcoholic. I do know for a fact about 4 shots of tequila (assuming standard size shot glass) doesn't get a man his size anywhere near a .14.
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He bring up a good point about his size and how much booze this must have taken. The dude is like 6’5” 200.
 
husky429 said:
A 0.14 is certainly not unconscious in your car for an hour, despite airhorns and a ring of cops territory. And definitely DEFINITELY not wake up and smash into a bunch of cars territory.

Kid was on some kind of narcotic.

Hopefully someone in his circle can get him into rehab.
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100% this. This story does not match up with "four shots of tequila." It's lean, or a narcotic, or who knows what.

Get this kid some help if you can, NBA...
 
Chin Diesel said:
Now go back in time from the time he blew to the time he got in the car and you are most likely around .20 which is obliterated and 2.5 times the legal limit. I have little doubt James likes the booze and I don't think it's a wild accusation to say he a borderline functioning alcoholic. I do know for a fact about 4 shots of tequila (assuming standard size shot glass) doesn't get a man his size anywhere near a .14.
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Security would have noticed quickly that there's a car blocking access to their garage. Alcohol takes a while to metabolize and stays in your system a long time. A .14 for him would probably be around 6 standard drinks. People handle booze differently but it would be shocking to me if it was just booze in his system. That doesn't add up.
 
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