Blazer arrested while trying to board plane
Our latest hero wins his DUMASS AWARD through his sheer, unsurpassed inability to learn from his previous mistakes. Frankly, Damon Stoudamire needs to spend some time in Da Big House being someone's girlfriend.
PHOENIX (AP) - Damon Stoudamire was arrested on marijuana charges after allegedly trying to pass through an airport metal detector with almost 1 1/2 ounces of the drug wrapped in aluminum foil.
The Portland Trail Blazers' guard was stopped at the Tucson airport Thursday as he prepared to board a flight to New Orleans, police said Monday.
The team immediately suspended Stoudamire and fined him $250,000.
He was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors. Police said he was carrying almost 40 grams of marijuana.
After Stoudamire set off the metal detector, he placed the drug and rolling papers into a plastic security bin, police said. Security officials then summoned police.
Stoudamire told officers that the drug was marijuana and that it was his.
Congratulation, Damon! You're a true DUMASS! Not only are you looking at the very real possibility of doing some hard time, your employer, the Portland Trailblazers, are likely to void your contract, costing you who-knows-how-many millions of dollars. The Jailblazers haven't exactly distinguished themselves in the Upstanding Member of the Community Department, so we'll at least have to give the team credit for realizing that they have a bonafide DUMASS on their payroll....
