Tag: Arrest

  • The Time Marvin “Bad News” Barnes was Arrested in Italy

    By the time Marvin “Bad News” Barnes arrived in Italy in the summer of 1980 to play for Lega Basket Serie A team Trieste, his reputation preceded him. “Bad News” had earned his nickname by among other things, robbing a bus while still in high school and attacking a college teammate with a tire iron.…

  • The Time Horny James Worthy was Arrested

    James Worthy is a legend of the game, he once got arrested for soliciting prostitution, bailed himself out, and made it to his team’s game the same night. When asked about the arrest after the game, Worthy said his “mind was elsewhere.” The question is, which one? Hot in Houston It was a hot Thursday…