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Sources: Chalmers, Arthur sent home by NBA
Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers, were kicked out of the NBA's rookie transition program and sent home early Wednesday from New York City, FOXSports.com has learned. According to sources, Arthur and Chalmers' violations had to do with marijuana, and having women in their room on Tuesday night.
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EX-JAYHAWKS SENT PACKING FROM NBA ROOKIE PROGRAM
goodmanonfox's blog listings. — Spent the last several hours trying to track down the following story about ex-Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur getting booted from the NBA's Rookie Transition Program in New York City. The duo was sent home earlier today after being caught with marijuana and women in their hotel room. Not very bright to the say the least. Both players saw their stock plummet on draft night and maybe now we know part of the reason: http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/8520138/Sources:-Chalmers,-Arthur-sent-home-by-NBA No Comments

Drugs and Women Will Get You Booted from the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program
The Big Lead — ... transition program on Wednesday for getting caught with marijuana and women in their hotel rooms, league sources said. Don’t they show rookies videos of cautionary tales like Shawn Kemp, Birdman Anderson and Michael Ray Richardson? This misstep, however, does not have any impact on our bullish thoughts on the Miami Heat in ‘09. Chalmers, Arthur in trouble with NBA for drug use (Yahoo Sports) Sources: Chalmers, Arthur sent home by NBA (Fox Sports)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Links
Canis Hoopus — ... In case you hadn't heard Timberwolves pick/Heat guard Mario Chalmers was busted for smoking grass at the Rookie Orientation with his Kansas teammate Darrell Arthur. We've talked a lot about wishing Chalmers was a Wolf, but what about now? This would've been awful press in Minnesota (not that it's good in Miami or Memphis, but I think our market would've been harder on him than those two). ...

From The Files of Police Squad
Rumors and Rants — ... Former Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were kicked out of the NBA's rookie transition camp in Westchester, N.Y. after getting caught with weed and two women in their room. ...

BOTC Focus Group: Week 2
Bring On The Cats — ... mystman995: Well it looks like their basketball team isn't like their football team. They actually had WOMEN in their rooms.... ...

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