Shawne Williams Arrested Yet Again

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Former NBA player Shawne Williams and Kareem Cooper, a former University of Memphis teammate, were arrested Friday after police found marijuana and a loaded gun in a car they were traveling in.



Memphis police say they pulled over the Dodge Charger on Friday because Williams wasn't wearing a seat belt. He was charged with driving on a suspended license.



Police then searched the car and say they found more than 17 grams of marijuana and a gun on Cooper.



Williams was drafted 17th overall by the Indiana Pacers in 2006, but his professional career has been marred by numerous off-court issues, arrests and weight problems. Traded to the Dallas Mavericks in 2008, he played just 15 games with the Mavericks before being sent home by the team. He didn't appear in a single game this past season, nevertheless collecting $2.4 million during the final year of his rookie contract.

 

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