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Tuesday, February 6, 2001
Police release Robinson three hours later



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Clifford Robinson of the Phoenix Suns was arrested Monday on charges of driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Clifford Robinson
Robinson

Robinson was driving 55 mph in a 40 mph zone and weaving in and out of lanes about 1:30 a.m. MST, police spokesman Scott Reed said.

"There was the odor of alcohol coming from his car and his eyes were watery and bloodshot," Reed said.

The player was released about three hours after he was picked up.

Officers also found a small foil packet of what they believed to be marijuana and a pipe, Reed said. Robinson could be charged with marijuana possession pending lab verification of the substance.

Robinson initially refused to get out of his car and twice refused a field sobriety test, Reed said. He later submitted to a blood test but his blood-alcohol level will not be known for several days.

The arrest of the 34-year-old forward marked the third time in four months Suns players have gotten in trouble with the law.

"But you know, this is real life," Suns owner Jerry Colangelo told Phoenix radio station KFYI. "You have to deal with these issues and athletes are not immune."

Point guard Jason Kidd was arrested Jan. 18 in suburban Paradise Valley on a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge after his wife, Joumana, told police he hit her in the face.

That occurred just days after Paradise Valley authorities dropped an intimidation charge filed Dec. 14 against Kidd's backcourt mate, Penny Hardaway.

Hardaway had been accused by the mother of his 8-year-old daughter of intimidating her by carrying a gun during an argument outside Hardaway's home in November. The charge was dropped when the woman declined to cooperate further in the case.



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