Williams "Thin Ice" is about to Break
by Brent Beck
on Jul 19, 2008 10:46 PM EDT
If you didn't hear the news, Shawne Williams has gotten into a little bit of trouble however, one of the passengers he was driving got charged with possession of marijuana.
Heres the link to Indy Stars, Mike Wells article Pacers player's associate in legal trouble.
Truly disheartening and sad to say the least.
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Heres the article is posted below:
The thin ice Shawne Williams is standing on with the Indiana Pacers could be getting ready to break.
For the third time since Sept. 2007, one of Williams' associates from his hometown of Memphis has encountered legal trouble in Indianapolis.
Friday afternoon, Carmel police arrested Darrell Smith Jr., 21, a passenger in the car Williams was driving, after discovering Smith had a small amount of marijuana, Lt. Jeff Horner of the Carmel Police Dept. said.
Police stopped the car about 6 p.m. in the 4000 block of East 96th Street.
“Shawne Williams was not charged with anything,” Horner said. “He was given a window tint and seat belt violation. Mr. Smith’s marijuana charge is a misdemeanor.”
The car Williams was driving was not his.
Pacers president Larry Bird said last month the 22-year-old forward is on “very thin ice.”
Bird was unavailable for comment today.
The team issued this statement: “While Shawne Williams was not involved in any arrest or any criminal wrongdoing, we are extremely upset and hugely disappointed he once again has put himself in a position that jeopardizes Shawne’s future as a member of the Indiana Pacers. I plan to meet with Shawne as soon as possible to discuss this further.”
In February, a man wanted on murder charges in Memphis, Tenn., was arrested after leaving Williams' home in a truck registered to Williams. The man, Gary Bohannon, also was with Williams when Williams was stopped for driving without a license Sept. 11, 2007.
Bohannon was found guilty of marijuana possession from that traffic stop. Williams apologized last year, saying he needed to make better choices.
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I’m an out of town commentor, so I don’t know much about the Pacer’s situation or where Williams fits in with the team.
But please, this is America. If you’re not doing anything wrong, you shouldn’t have much to worry about in this country. It the people who hang around Williams aren’t doing the right thing, it’s not his job to set them right. Sure, it might make us [you] feel happier if had more reputable company, but he’s free to associate with whomever he likes. In fact, he’s got the right to do so and shouldn’t feel compelled to sacrifice those rights in order to pursue a career in the NBA.
I’m sure if you looked into the associations of several NBA coaches, GM’s, and owners, you could find similarly disreputable characters. Maybe they aren’t involved in murdering an individual, or Lord forbid $200 worth of pot (Not a crime in Blazer country, btw), but more likely systematic theft (Enron-style) and hundreds if not thousands of lives destroyed.
M, period. Fresh, comma.
by manzell on Jul 21, 2008 7:07 PM EDT 0 recs
Manzell:
His first associate who he was harboring and caught driving his car was a MURDERER!
“It’s not his job to set them right,” it is his job to stop hanging around those people, and when he says to the media he has cleaned his act up and is once again caught with people involved with criminal activity, it is extremely disheartening. Additionally, the Pacers tickets sales have plummeted because of they high profile (former) players of low character such as Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jamaal Tinsley.
Because of these factors, the Pacers have lost their city in a sense, and Williams continuing this trend is not good news. The Pacers don’t need bad press, and seriously if you are hanging out with murders and people involved with drugs, it is not saying much for what you could be getting into and seriously hints at the possibility you are involved with similar activities. Even if he isn’t it is his fault he is surrounding himself with these people. I love Shawne Williams and it is extremely sad that he is headed down the wrong road. The NBA is a professional business like any other and it expects its (highly paid) high profile employees to maintain its professionalism on and off the court. Last but not least, Shawne Williams, albeit he is young, is a role model to kids. He is setting a horrible example to the youth, something Reggie Miller never did, he needs to turn his life around, and he needs to do it NOW!
Brent Jonathan Beck
by Brent Beck on Jul 21, 2008 9:15 PM EDT 0 recs
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