The heat is on for the Miami Heat and the season has even started yet. Heat forward Udonis Haslem was charged Sunday with marijuana possession, speeding -- and, having illegal window tinting, writes Diana Moskovitz and Luisa Yanez on MiamiHerald.com Haslem was clocked going 78 mph in a 60 mph zone. When he was pulled over, the trooper smelled marijuana in...
Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem, right, shoots as Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao defends. The heat is on for the Miami Heat and the season has even started yet.
Heat forward Udonis Haslem was charged Sunday with marijuana possession, speeding -- and, having illegal window tinting, writes Diana Moskovitz and Luisa Yanez on MiamiHerald.com
Haslem was clocked going 78 mph in a 60 mph zone. When he was pulled over, the trooper smelled marijuana in the vehicle. After a search, Haslem and his passenger, were arrested and charged with marijuana possession.
Also in the article, Haslem was charged with possessing more than 20 grams of marijuana, a third-degree felony which could bring maximum punishments of a $5,000 fine and a five-year prison sentence.
Both men were expected to be taken to a Miami-Dade County jail Sunday night.
As for Haslem's playing time with the Heat, any possible punishment by the NBA would be handed down by the office of Stu Jackson, executive vice president of basketball operations.
Marijuana is prohibited by the NBA's anti-drug program. If a player pleads guilty, no contest or is convicted of using or possessing marijuana, he is required to enter the league's marijuana program.