• July 15, 2009 4:52 pm  |  28 Comments

    Diana Taurasi Arrested in DUI Territory


    Despite being all-stars and Olympic gold medalists, Diana Taurasi and Charles Barkley now have some things in common.

    Taurasi was recently pulled over for drunk driving in the same county as Barkley, which is under the jurisdiction of America’s toughest sheriff. And, by the by, she aparently blew a higher BAC as well: “Mercury star Diana Taurasi faces three drunk-driving related charges, including extreme DUI, for a July 2 incident in which she also was cited for speeding. A Phoenix police report released Tuesday shows Taurasi’s blood-alcohol level was 0.17 percent, or more than twice the Arizona legal limit of 0.08 percent. The 27-year-old guard was cited hours after she scored 22 points in the Mercury’s 93-81 victory over the Seattle Storm.

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    • freshest korean Posted: Jul.15 at 4:58 pm
      hot and drunk. double wham-bam!

    • dunkbar Posted: Jul.15 at 5:06 pm
      what is it with phoenix and dui’s?!

    • Ken Posted: Jul.15 at 5:20 pm
      That’s disappointing.

    • Mo Charlo Posted: Jul.15 at 5:20 pm
      two weeks old, y’all.

    • F.C. Posted: Jul.15 at 5:25 pm
      who is F.C. and why am i posting as him?

    • hoopla Posted: Jul.15 at 5:29 pm
      damn shame. still got mad love for DT though.

    • Zee! Posted: Jul.15 at 5:32 pm
      She still could get it.

    • Willie Posted: Jul.15 at 5:38 pm
      I guess the sherriff in that county is known as a real hard ass. Diana makes over $600,000 in Russia…Rent a Limo, girl!

    • T Money Posted: Jul.15 at 5:40 pm
      What? No booty call jokes? Dissapointing.

    • Chris Posted: Jul.15 at 6:21 pm
      don’t forget Jason Richardson too

    • Weezy F. Leezy Posted: Jul.15 at 6:24 pm
      i agree wit zee!

    • Boston Baller Posted: Jul.15 at 6:44 pm
      Yes, I heard about this a week or so ago but what does that matter. Is she going to get jail time like Barkley? Where are all the comments about throwing the book at her b/c she could have taken a life? I hope she doesn’t have a problem with booze and it doesn’t look good that she was drunk after a win.

    • Overtime Posted: Jul.15 at 7:09 pm
      shame bout this story, one of my faves

    • happy gilmore Posted: Jul.15 at 7:13 pm
      did cappie bail her out??

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    • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.15 at 7:14 pm
      haha, i see the wnba is stepping up their efforts to be as recognizable as the nba.

    • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.15 at 7:16 pm
      the funniest part is she pleaded not guilty, and somehow is not responsible for the speeding citation. damn, chuck didnt get off that easy

    • that dude Posted: Jul.15 at 7:41 pm
      maybe she was rushing to get some dome

    • Jeronimo Posted: Jul.15 at 7:50 pm
      @ that dude: Dammit, you beat me to the punch!

    • nick Posted: Jul.15 at 8:41 pm
      I’m glad she didn’t use the Barkley Defense…

    • Gambler Posted: Jul.15 at 9:07 pm
      or give some dome….

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    • Dacre Posted: Jul.16 at 3:19 am
      thats turrible…

    • nicko Posted: Jul.16 at 7:57 am
      trade her for shaq!!

    • Spaceship Jay Posted: Jul.16 at 11:55 am
      Higher your standards.

    • Dana Posted: Jul.16 at 1:59 pm
      leave Diana alone she’s the best baller with a great big heart who happened to make a bad decision! No one’s perfect, but she’s as close as u get! Will always love and support u Diana! xoxo

    • nicko Posted: Jul.16 at 3:11 pm
      diana taurasi=donte stallworth reckless drunkard couldve killed someone

    • Felix Posted: Jul.16 at 4:51 pm
      everybody in the country is drinkin and drivin. its an epidemic… i was dui this mornin just takin my dad to the train

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