Celebrity Justice
NBA Star Popped for Pot

Jpakim NoahPolice arrested Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah early this morning on charges of possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.

According to a police spokesman, Noah, the son of flamboyant tennis great Yannick Noah, was spotted by an officer on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup containing an amber drink, a violation of city law. Cops later found pot on him during a search at the police station.

He could face up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for the marijuana charge.

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16. Typical for a Gator............Was he with Tank Black?

Posted at 8:38PM on May 25th 2008 by Potato Head

17. hey #12 if you read a paper instead of tmz, you have know it was a amber looking drink, like jack danials> and it's a law dumb a** and 1/2 cop would say dump it?? maybe so but with pot, it shows a stupid person in walking down the street. and they should remove him for others safty. how do you know if he was laking to his car?????? what a dumb ass thing to say !!

Posted at 8:47PM on May 25th 2008 by fat with skid marks

18. I always wondered what all this boring talk about athletes meant. especially on a pop gossip site. probably some spooky hidden coded messages....uuuuiiiiiiii scary!!

Posted at 8:50PM on May 25th 2008 by Hater. n won't stpo

19. I think the NBA should have weekly drug tests year round, as well as some surprise ones as well. A single positive test and you're OUT!!!! star or not... Just like the rest of the world, no job and in JAIL!!! common punks, gang bangers, and IDIOTS!!! They have no clue how good they have it!!!

Posted at 8:53PM on May 25th 2008 by Turned Off

20. Who would of thunk it? Just some one else who can't deal with life. That's right psmokers, your losers.

Posted at 12:11PM on May 27th 2008 by Chifem

21. GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:21PM on May 25th 2008 by FlBiker

22. Take it easy on Noah. This kid led his college team to back-to-back national championships and at the end of his first season in the NBA was playing as well as any rookie in the league.

He got busted for simply drinking a beer because he was in Gainesville, a college town. He's a good guy and will be a great NBA player.

Posted at 9:30PM on May 25th 2008 by Scooter44

23. He was easy-pickings. Cops need collars and county needs revenue. That's what it's all about.

Posted at 9:35PM on May 25th 2008 by Susie

24. If Britney and Jacko had a baby - this is what it would look like.

Posted at 9:39PM on May 25th 2008 by Mouthbrain

25. Now I have no one for my lil chillrens to look up to woe is me

Posted at 10:06PM on May 25th 2008 by Maury says i is da baby's daddy

26. Its pathetic that someone can't walk down a sidewalk with a plastic cup and the cops pull up and search him? This use to be a free country. Someone needs to tell the cops to look for a real criminal. But that might be too scary for cops. I bet 4 patrol cars pulled up for back up so THEY could be safe from the big bad guy with the plastic cup. Then to take him to the police station to be further searched. Whats that? I am sure the plastic cup lead them to believe there might be a oozie somewhere? I bet they really patted each other on the back with the big pot bust!

Posted at 10:08PM on May 25th 2008 by SimiRN

27. #4 -- He wasn't arrested in Chicago, he was arrested in Gainesville, where EVERYONE knows who he is -- DUH

Posted at 10:17PM on May 25th 2008 by lil

28. I guess that explains the hair.

Posted at 10:53PM on May 25th 2008 by rj

29. Alachua county, say no more. Once you get a degree from UofF, get the FECK outta Gainesville. What a sheithole town.

Posted at 11:13PM on May 25th 2008 by FlBiker

30. he needs to grow up. he broke the law . nice kid but stupid he has the world in the palm of his hands.

Posted at 11:26PM on May 25th 2008 by jim b

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