Celebrity Justice
Former Pro Basketballer Arrested for Traveling

TMZ has learned Isaiah Rider was busted last night for grand theft auto.

Police sources say Rider, who played the for the Timberwolves and the Lakers, was driving through skid row in L.A. at 2:30 this morning when he failed to stop at the limit line at an intersection -- you would think the guy would know something about the whole out of bounds thing.

Anywho, cops ran the plates and found the 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo was hot, so the LAPD popped him for grand theft auto (and crossing a limit line) and he was booked on $25,000 bail.

BTdubs, Rider was arrested earlier this month for possession of narcotics and evading a cop.

In 2006, he was also busted for kidnapping. He pled guilty to lesser charges, including felony cocaine possession. He was sentenced to seven months in jail and was placed on three years probation. Alley-oops.

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16. Driving thru skid row huh? At 2:30am. Guess he wasn't lost then.

Posted at 2:19AM on Mar 30th 2008 by SuperStarSteve

17. "Police sources say Rider, who played the for the Timberwolves...." Check the grammar! Extra "the" there, maybe you should get a new site editor!

Posted at 6:29AM on Mar 30th 2008 by Madison

18. To all of you reading this site that "casually" use drugs this should serve as a cautionary tale of just how bad things will get down the road. I actually dated this guy when he was in the height of his fame, he actually had a Bentley, mansion etc. I told him it was the drugs or me and he chose drugs. Now back then he was into weed and I would hear rumours about coke, but his habit escalated and he lost EVERYTHING his career, all his money, houses and cars repossesed all due to drugs. This isn't a story so much about another dumb athlete it is about the downward spiral that "casual" drug use turns into addiction that leads to prison.

Posted at 10:04AM on Mar 30th 2008 by angelina

19. Anyone who remembers him with the Lakers remembers he was TERRIBLE. He doens't know the whole out of bounds thing. He used to dribble it off his shoe...when he would actually bring his shoes to the game. I hated him. He was good at UNLV until he got kicked out for cheating.

Posted at 5:59PM on Mar 30th 2008 by What Da Phuk!

20. J.R. Rider at the dunk contest through the legs dunk...was the shizzznit...he also scored maybe the luckiest basket in nba history.

Posted at 9:43AM on Mar 31st 2008 by The Criddler

21. note - i refuse to call him isaiah he was J.R. for about 20 years of his life

Posted at 9:43AM on Mar 31st 2008 by The Criddler

22. At least the stolen car was a sweet 2001 Monte Carlo.

Posted at 1:34PM on Apr 1st 2008 by donkeypunch

23. Years ago, I read Shaq bought JR a Bentley while teammates in LA. Guess JR smoked it cuz why is he driving a stolen '01 Monte Carlo?

Posted at 8:21PM on Mar 31st 2008 by BC3

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