Stoudamire, Wallace Cited for Marijuana Possession
Portland Trail Blazer teammates Damon Stoudamire and Rasheed Wallace were cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession early Friday after their vehicle was stopped on the way home from a game in Seattle.
The players were passengers in the vehicle, which was stopped for speeding just after midnight near Centralia, Wash., midway between Seattle and Portland. The Trail Blazers defeated the SuperSonics, 89-85, Thursday night.
“It’s crazy,” Wallace said in a hastily called news conference with Stoudamire Friday afternoon. “All I’ve got to say about it is, the truth will come to the light.”
Stoudamire, Wallace and the driver, identified as 43-year-old Edward Smith of Portland, were cited and released.
“First of all, I just want to say we are talking about this today because me and Rasheed don’t want this to become a distraction to our teammates,” Stoudamire said in his brief statement. “We’re very sorry that this happened. We would like to apologize to everyone out there.”
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Cuttino Mobley and Jason Collier were put on the injured list by the Houston Rockets before their game against the Washington Wizards.
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