Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is breaking his silence following his DUI arrest in California on Thursday.Pierce took to Instagram, posting a photo of the traffic he was supposedly sitting in.”Imagine being stuck in stand still traffic for 45 mins and falling asleep🤦🏾♂️,” Pierce wrote. “I took this picture that night because I never been in stand still traffic for this long. I’m old, I’m tired, and I fell asleep 🤷🏾♂️I’m good y’all thanks for the love.”The former NBA champion and 10-time All-Star was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. when California Highway Patrol officers responding to a crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 101 in Los Angeles saw Pierce’s Range Rover SUV stopped in one of the lanes south of the crash scene.A CHP spokesperson says Pierce was asleep at the wheel and showed signs of alcohol impairment.The case will be presented to the Los Angeles city attorney for review.
LOS ANGELES —
Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce is breaking his silence following his DUI arrest in California on Thursday.
Pierce took to Instagram, posting a photo of the traffic he was supposedly sitting in.
“Imagine being stuck in stand still traffic for 45 mins and falling asleep🤦🏾♂️,” Pierce wrote. “I took this picture that night because I never been in stand still traffic for this long. I’m old, I’m tired, and I fell asleep 🤷🏾♂️I’m good y’all thanks for the love.”
The former NBA champion and 10-time All-Star was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. when California Highway Patrol officers responding to a crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 101 in Los Angeles saw Pierce’s Range Rover SUV stopped in one of the lanes south of the crash scene.
A CHP spokesperson says Pierce was asleep at the wheel and showed signs of alcohol impairment.
The case will be presented to the Los Angeles city attorney for review.