J.J. Redick, a likely first-round pick in this month's NBA draft, was arrested for driving while impaired early Tuesday and has was released on $1,000 bond, a Raleigh-Durham, N.C., television station reported.

WTVD, citing a police report, said that Redick was arrested at 1:03 a.m. in Durham, N.C., after the former Duke star made an illegal U-turn to avoid a police checkpoint.

The television station reported that Redick is scheduled to appear in a Durham court on July 17.

The NBA draft is scheduled June 28 in New York City. How an arrest will affect Redick's draft status is unclear.

"I think that these things hurt anybody's draft status," an Eastern Conference GM, who wanted to remain anonymous, told ESPN.com's Andy Katz. "They do in my eyes. I take these things seriously. That's too bad."

Redick had previously pulled out of scheduled workouts with Orlando and Boston this week. Previously, he had worked out for Golden State, Utah, Houston and Seattle.

Among the teams reportedly interested in Redick is Houston, which has the No. 8 pick.

Redick, who won the 2006 Wooden Award as the nation's top college player, shot 47 percent from the field, 42 percent from 3-point range and 85 percent from the free throw line in leading Duke to a 32-4 record. He finished his career with 2,769 points and 457 3-pointers.

I think we need a mug shot:

What happened to the "golden boy"? Will Coach K disown him?

Between this and the pot incident a few years ago, why does Redick have such a squeeky-clean image? Could it be because he's a cornfed white boy from Duke? Not saying, just asking.

Just more proof for my theory that all NBA stars should be in prison. Of course, I was targeted as a racist for that remark, but ho hum!

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Rick, would you like to throw a dagger, err, comment into the discussion?

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According to sources, he had fifteen shots at the bar, but only three went down. *rimshot*

JoltinJacket Wrote:According to sources, he had fifteen shots at the bar, but only three went down. *rimshot*

But it's not March. ;-)

When the officer asked JJ to walk in a straight line, JJ wobbled, put one foot on the line, and threw a beer can in a trash can. Dumbfounded, the officer put his hands up and awarded JJ the 3.

The Durham Court judge will undoubtedly call a foul on the cop for pulling JJ over.

Still in shock. Obviously the Duke education didn't leave some common sense in him.

Let the haters rejoice since they have nothing better to do.

Atheletes in general = not a lot of common sense.

and i mean males not females they tend to have common sense.

hell i'll be the first to say i lack alot of common sense.

GrayBeard Wrote:Just more proof for my theory that all NBA stars should be in prison. Of course, I was targeted as a racist for that remark, but ho hum!

i side with you on that.

JoltinJacket Wrote:When the officer asked JJ to walk in a straight line, JJ wobbled, put one foot on the line, and threw a beer can in a trash can. Dumbfounded, the officer put his hands up and awarded JJ the 3.

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GrayBeard Wrote:Just more proof for my theory that all NBA stars should be in prison.

That statement is flawed for multiple reasons, the first of which being the JJ Redick is not in the NBA yet, and is certainly not an NBA star, so why is this action proof that all NBA stars belong in jail? Otherwise, let's look at some of the stars in the NBA today, Dwayne Wade, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Chanuncey Billups, and more that I find difficulty in finding reasons and evidence that they should be in prison, and I think it is unfair to generalize this entire population of people based on the actions of a few people.

Furthermore, I question why you are targeting NBA stars in the first place? I wouldn't consider Damon Stoudamire or Chris Anderson stars, yet they certainly have had run-ins with the law. Your theory also suggests that other occupations, athletically related or not, are somehow different and have less problems than the NBA. Just looking at the news recently, the MLB, NFL, and college basketball have all had their legal problems. I fail to see why NBA stars alone should be subject to what in my opinion is unfair criticism on the basis of a false generalization.

I will add this as well, I think that this unfair generalization applies to Duke as well. I think it is unfair to look down upon every Duke athlete because of the recent actions of the lacrosse team and now JJ Redick (This coming from a current UNC student.) You can criticize the way the Duke administration has responded to these problems, but don't unfairly judge every Duke athlete, because the majority of them are good kids.

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GrayBeard Wrote:Just more proof for my theory that all NBA stars should be in prison.

Otherwise, let's look at some of the stars in the NBA today, Dwayne Wade, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Chanuncey Billups,

obviously you don't know about billups' rape accusations.

you named stars that haven't done anything wrong, but let's name a bunch who have:
Kobe
Shaq
Iverson
Walker (not a star, but very well know)
Jordan (did he commit adultery, or is that my imagination?)
Mason
Oakley
Ewing
Glenn Robinson (not a star, but was an all star)
Mullin
Tim Hardaway

I recognize that not all of those guys are the best players ever, but 6 of them are HOFers.

i forgot about ron artest. if he's not a star, then we might as well end this now.

i also forgot about:
arenas
camby
cassell
Francis
Kemp
Kidd
Jermaine O'neal
Robert Parrish
Payton
Pippen
Rodman
Sprewell
Webber

There are at least 4 HOFers there and the rest have been all stars.

Can you elaborate on these names, swoosh? I'm having a hard time remember several of these guys (Shaq, Payton, Pippen, Walker, Hardaway, and a few others) doing anything deserving of prison time.