Less than a week after Sebastian Telfair was arrested on a gun possession charge, the Boston Celtics have taken what appears to be a first step toward severing ties with the guard after one season.
"I wanted to let you know that we have removed Sebastian's nameplate from his locker in Waltham. The facts and circumstances of his case have not been determined but he does not have a Celtics locker and we do not anticipate that he will," Celtics managing partner Wyc Grousbeck wrote in an e-mail to The Boston Globe on Tuesday.
Telfair was arrested on a gun possession charge after the car in which he was driving was stopped for going 77 mph in Yonkers, N.Y., early Friday. The 21-year-old Brooklyn native was charged with second-degree possession of a handgun and driving with a suspended license following the 3:53 a.m. stop on the Yonkers highway, Westchester County police said.
Telfair's attorney, Ed Hayes, told The Associated Press the Celtics are rushing to judgment.
"It always bothers me when you punish a guy so severely before there's been a finding of fact. I think that's wrong whether it happens in Durham (N.C) or in Boston," Hayes said, referring to the Duke lacrosse rape case.
Hayes said Telfair supports 17 relatives on his NBA salary since being drafted out of high school in Brooklyn.
"He's come so far and done so well, I don't think you have to throw him overboard," Hayes said.
According to Westchester police, Telfair was driving his 2006 Range Rover on northbound Bronx River Parkway when it was clocked speeding in a 45-mph zone.
A passenger, Al Eden Fuentes of Queens, was in the car with Telfair when it was stopped on the parkway, about five miles north of Manhattan. Telfair produced a Florida driver's license that had been suspended.
After stopping the Range Rover, the officer found a loaded .45-caliber handgun sticking out from under the front passenger seat, according to the Westchester County spokesman.
Telfair and Fuentes, 28, said they knew nothing about the gun, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said. Police were still investigating whether the gun was registered.
Police charged Telfair with a misdemeanor count of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and issued summonses charging him with speeding and driving without a license, both violations.
Telfair pleaded not guilty Friday at Yonkers City Court to the charges and bail was set at $7,500. He and Fuentes were due back in court May 17.
"The players on the Celtics have been explicitly warned, this year, to obey the team and league gun prohibition as well as state laws. We take this very seriously and will act accordingly once the facts have been determined," Grousbeck said Friday.
Telfair's brief NBA career has been marred by controversy, starting with his 2005 fine by the Portland Trail Blazers after a loaded gun was found on the team's private jet at Boston's Logan Airport.
The handgun was found in a pillowcase belonging to Telfair as the team plane was being prepared for a flight from Boston to Toronto. Telfair explained to local authorities that the gun belonged to his girlfriend and that he had inadvertently grabbed the wrong bag when leaving for the team's road trip.
In October 2006, Telfair reported a $50,000 chain was snatched off his neck at a Manhattan night club. He was unable to identify the men who stole the chain.
The 6-foot Telfair, a former New York schoolboy hoops legend, averaged 6.1 points and 2.8 assists a game this season for the Celtics.
Telfair:bye: :bye: :bye:
7th pick for Telfair:icon044: :icon044: :icon044:
今日bulls d三分準繩度足以射死熱火
典韋 + 石q 既to 已經多過公牛全隊既總數
posey suxks :icon101: :icon101:
經過沉默既半場之後, DENG ON FIRE 了 :icon101: :icon101:
99 - 84, 第4節淨番2分半鐘
原帖由 Hakkinen 於 2007-4-2510:20 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
經過沉默既半場之後, DENG ON FIRE 了 :icon101: :icon101:
99 - 84, 第4節淨番2分半鐘
熱火如無意外都應該係收皮:icon102: :icon101:
原帖由 henrytam 於 2007-4-2510:23 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
熱火如無意外都應該係收皮:icon102: :icon101:
有主場之利既球隊在頭兩場都贏波之後, 晉級率高達95%, 但兩年前既公牛主場領先巫師2-0 之下倒輸 :icon101:....
瑞士人爆你一球三分 :bye: :bye: :bye: 104 - 84 :bye: :bye: :bye:
POSEY好受芝加哥球迷們既歡迎 :icon112: :icon101:
107 - 89, 萊利老伯今場向典韋使用既激將法失敗了 :titter: :titter:
原帖由 Hakkinen 於 2007-4-2510:25 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
有主場之利既球隊在頭兩場都贏波之後, 晉級率高達95%, 但兩年前既公牛主場領先巫師2-0 之下倒輸 :icon101:....
其實我只係講今場.............:icon101:
原帖由 henrytam 於 2007-4-2510:33 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
其實我只係講今場.............:icon101:
我覺得熱火會首圈出局 :mad:
LAL VS PHX
打左4分鐘已經10-12:icon040: :icon040: :icon101: :icon101: :icon101:
原帖由 henrytam 於 2007-4-2510:53 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
LAL VS PHX
打左4分鐘已經10-12:icon040: :icon040: :icon101: :icon101: :icon101:
LAL HAS NO CHANCE :icon121::icon121:
原帖由 Hakkinen 於 2007-4-2510:56 AM 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
LAL HAS NO CHANCE :icon121::icon121:
我只係關注佢地total會入到幾多分:icon101: :icon101: :icon101:
第一節打左一半
LAL 15-19 PHX
:icon040: :icon040: :icon040:
我會看見一隊單節40分嗎?:icon040: :icon101:
:icon099: 活塞下round要對住大班:icon100:
原帖由 華頓 於 2007-4-2511:12 發表 http://hkcm.hkehost.net/forum/images/common/back.gif
:icon099: 活塞下round要對住大班:icon100:
close series :)
加油呀湖人﹗
半場落後21分，高比能否再現神跡？
巴保沙半場17分…
積遜終其教練生涯，由始至終有兩大死穴無解：一係檔拆，二是快速靈活的後衛，而太陽就兩樣有齊，堪稱天敵。:sacchi: