Cops Called For Technical in Melo Assist?

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Hot Clicks: Nuggets have plenty to celebrate
Published 4/15/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... The drama surrounding Carmelo Anthony didn't end with his arrest for DUI. TMZ.com reports his wife, La La Vazquez, refused to pick up Anthony. So the officers drove 'Melo back to his hotel, and now they may be in trouble. ...

Worst of the Night: April 15, 2008
Published 4/15/2008 by Basketbawful at Basketbawful
... Carmelo Anthony's fiance: She wouldn't come and pick her meal ticket up from the po-po house? Daaaaamn, girl. Whatchu doin'? You gots to take care of yo' baby daddy! ...

CARMELO GOT POLICE FAVORS AFTER DUI?
Published 4/15/2008 at With Leather - Sports news and gossip for cybernetic chimpanzees
As reported everywhere yesterday, playoff-bound Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony was arrested for DUI on Sunday night.  Today, TMZ claims that Denver police may have given 'Melo an illegal assist after girlfriend/baby mama/apparent uber-bitch La La Vazquez refused to pick him up. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Baron Davis news
Published 4/15/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... (and maybe NBA days) have come to an end. [/sad head-bop] 7th: Straight Bangin'. "Here lies Isiah Lord Thomas. He left a blueprint: Do not as he did." 8th: WaitingForNextYear. The guy that started the 'NYCforLBJ' website is apparently from Cleveland. Ouch. 9th: D.C. Sports Bog. DeShawn Stevenson keeps showing up to practice dressed as different NBA players. 10th: TMZ, via With Leather. Denver PD has launched an investigation into whether officers acted ...

Carmelo Anthony’s Arrest: When Will ESPN Chime in?
Published 4/15/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... hours before the arrest, the impropriety of preferential treatment from police exists, and … little or no reaction from the mainstream media. We’re sort of perplexed - is ESPN just chalking this up as another 23-year-old doing something stupid? Is that why the “WWL” doesn’t have one bylined story - not even a blog entry! - about ‘Melo’s DUI? ...

Melo’s G/F Aint havin it, boi!
Published 4/15/2008 by Eze at EBSports Blog
melolala.jpg We all know Mr. Anthony got picked up the other night for a DUI in Denver. However, according to TMZ , Melo was given an illegal ride home (IE, not the Police Station), when his G/F Lala Vazquez refused to come pick him up when asked by the Denver Police. According to the report… [After a DUI,] the law says cops take you to detox or release you to a “sober, responsible party.” After the bust, cops took Melo to a local hospital for a blood test. The CW2 reports that’s when they called his baby mama La La to come get him — she said no way, Jose! [somehow, I doubt ...

Did Carmelo Get Preferential Treatment From Cops?
Published 4/16/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... TMZ is reporting that the Denver Police Department has launched an investigation into whether several officers acted inappropriately towards Melo that night: ...

Allegedly, 'Melo Was Really Drunk
Published 4/16/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Nuggets, NBA Police Blotter, DenverCarmelo Anthony's recent DUI continues to look worse and worse, even though DUIs look pretty damn bad in the first place. On the eve of the playoffs for the Nuggets, Denver's CBS affiliate quotes the police report from 'Melo's arrest as saying Anthony's drunkenness was "extreme." Those involved in the case said Anthony badly failed every roadside sobriety test that was administered. When he was asked to take nine steps, heel to toe, then turn around and take another nine steps, he forgot to perform the second half of the maneuver, ...

2007-08 NBA Worsties: Part 6
Published 8/20/2008 by Basketbawful (noreply@blogger.com) at Basketbawful
... get things right, they would have called the travel on LeBron, which happened before the foul on Brown. And that should have been the end of the game, with the Sixers winning. But that's not how The Stern Button works, is it? Carmelo Anthony, the designated drunk driver: Why's 'Melo so mellow? He's buzzed, that's why. I get the same way. Also: Hungry for burritos. Nice mugshot, by the way. Carmelo Anthony's fiance: She wouldn't come and pick her meal ticket up from the police station? Damn. That's cold. ...