Warriors Now Opening Camp with 11 Players Thanks to Charlie Bell’s Jailing
By Marcus Thompson
Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 12:22 pm in Uncategorized.
Warriors guard Charlie Bell will not be at the opening of training camp, according to a source close to Bell. It is unclear if he will be at camp on Saturday either.
Bell, 32, was jailed Thursday in his hometown of Flint, Mich., after showing up to court legally drunk for a hearing on his drunken driving case, ABC 12 (WJRT-TV) reported. He spent a few hours in custody after he failed a pre-scheduled alcohol assessment test before his case was heard. His blood-alcohol level was .09. The legal limit is .08.
ABC 12 reported that Bell was held in Genesee County’s 67th District Court holding cell on a bond violation until he sobered up. He has since been released. He is expected back in court in Michigan today, which means he won’t be on the court in Oakland for the start of training camp.
Bell was originally arrested in Flint Township Oct. 21 for drunken driving, driving with a suspended license and failure to stop at a stop sign. In February, Bell was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in Oakland.
Without Bell, the Warriors will only have 11 players for the start of training camp.
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December 9th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
I would be drunk all the time too, if I had to live in Flint. What a loser.
December 9th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
How stupid is this guy? Wouldn’t it be nice if the Warriors could just void this guys contract. They get the extra cap space, and keep their trade exception.
December 9th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Not related to this article, but why is it so hard to get a decent free agent or potential free agent next year to come to the Dubs! Are we that undesireable of a location. Or even a decent trade–seems we always overvalue everyone (minus Curry) and want too much for them; or, Lacob falls in love like with Lee.
December 9th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Good to know his is consistent both on and off the court… he sucks
December 9th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
With all seriousness, Marcus, could you address Joel’s question? Isn’t this a valid reason to void his contract? He’s missing training camp time because of it and it’s reflecting poorly on the team. I remember this coming up after Monta’s moped incident, but this is even worse.
December 9th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
[...] favorite former Spartan Charlie Bell had an, um, eventful hearing on Thursday related to an October DUI charge in Flint, Michigan. Seems Bell showed up to court [...]
December 10th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Instead of talking about a non-contributor who isn’t there can we identify who is there. I see a few players (#2,#33,#44) that I don’t recognize. Are these just fill-ins until we get enough players for a full practice.