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April 20th, 2007 Telfair Arrested on Gun Charges

Celtics guard Sebastian Telfair was arrested on gun charges today after being pulled over for speeding in Yonkers. Telfair was reportedly going 77 mph in a 45 mph zone, and he was also charged with possession of a .45 caliber handgun in the front passengers seat. Telfair was reportedly very cooperative and polite with the police.

Back in 2006, when Telfair was with the Portland Trail Blazers, he also was caught carrying a gun on the team plane. He claimed it was his girlfriend’s gun, and he was issued a short suspension from the team.

My thoughts: this could cost him his spot on the Celtics. In my opinion, there is a good chance Telfair gets waived by the club this summer. When Tony Allen had his legal troubles last year, the team strongly considered the motion of declining to pick up Allen’s third year option. However, Allen means more to this team than Telfair ever will, so we’ll see how this plays out. Telfair’s career has gone down the crapshoot in his first 3 years in the league. He needs to shape up this summer.

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