Mario Chalmers suspended

[DC4]

Miami Heat rookie Mario Chalmers finds himself facing a suspension at the start of the upcoming NBA season because of an incident at the NBA's Rookie Transition Program today in Rye Brook, N.Y.

NBA Vice President Tim Frank confirmed that Chalmers, the point guard drafted in the second round out of Kansas, along with former Kansas teammate Darrell Arthur, a forward now with the Memphis Grizzlies, were asked to leave the program.

While ESPN.com reported that marijuana was found in a hotel room, Frank cited the program's prohibition of having guests in the hotel rooms during the program as the reason for the expulsion. Frank said the league rule is against all guests, not specifically female guests, which was the case in this incident.

The players arrived Tuesday night, with today the first day of the four-day program. Because of the expulsion, Chalmers and Arthur will now be required to attend the program next summer.

 

[jarrod2323]

way to start off your NBA careers, Jayhwaks

 

[DC4]

I'm disgraced to wear this sig.

 

[The Young One]

Meh <Censored> happens. Mario will redeem himself.

 

[Pugz]

way to start off your NBA careers, Jayhwaks

Man did they make a good first impression or what.

 

[A.E]

Not a big deal that he was smoking pot. Hell, half your Teachers at school smoke pot...as does about 30% of professional athletes.

What is disappointing is that Chalmers and Arthurs are terrible at hiding it. Don't they teach that skill at the rookie symposium?

 

[Mexi]

lol what dumbf-cks

 

[MapleLeaf]

Stern pissed at them lol

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3569725


SMH Jayhawks

 

[jarrod2323]

UPDATE -- way to go Stern -- I love that he doesn't take <Censored>

Details of the scandal involving Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur are beginning to emerge as the NBA and the players' association investigate the events that led to their expulsion from the league's rookie transition program Wednesday.




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Several sources said Thursday that NBA commissioner David Stern was so angered by the two former Kansas players' alleged involvement with marijuana and women at the program that he made the call to remove them from their rooms at the Doral Arrowwood resort in Rye Brook, N.Y.


Chalmers and Arthur, who just months ago helped lead the Jayhawks to the 2008 NCAA championship, were dismissed from the four-day program after women -- a violation of the program's no-visitors rule -- and signs of marijuana usage were found in their hotel room.

According to sources, Chalmers and Arthur were caught in Arthur's room at the Doral Arrowwood resort in Rye Brook when a smoke alarm went off Wednesday at about 2 a.m. Hotel management went to the room, but the players refused to allow them in.

Stern's anger was apparently evident when he began his speech; he mentioned Chalmers and Arthur by name and told the 67 rookies in attendance that the two would be thrown out of the program and forced to attend the 2009 session.
Management then left to get security, which used its own key to enter the room minutes later. Once inside, security found Chalmers, Arthur and at least two women. There was a strong stench of marijuana in the room, and one person was in the bathroom with the door locked, repeatedly flushing the toilet, sources said.


The police were called to the room, which they searched, but neither marijuana nor drug paraphernalia was found. Representatives from the players' association were also on the scene by that time.

Chalmers and Arthur were allowed to spend the night at the resort and were seemingly planning to attend a kickoff address by Stern later Wednesday morning. But after being told of the violations shortly before beginning his speech, Stern immediately had the players removed from their rooms.

Several sources described Stern as being furious.


The commissioner's anger was apparently evident when he began his speech; he mentioned Chalmers and Arthur by name and told the 67 rookies in attendance that the two would be thrown out of the program and forced to attend the 2009 session.

Sources said Chalmers and Arthur have already been fined $20,000 apiece and could start the regular season on the NBA's suspended list. But league spokesman Brian McIntyre would not confirm that.

"We're still looking into it," McIntyre said Wednesday. "Once we have all the details, appropriate sanctions will be taken."

Under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, Chalmers and Arthur could soon be subjected to a drug test. If they fail, they would be required to enter the league's marijuana program, but they would not be suspended from playing in any games. Stern, however, could push to suspend the players for violating the rules of the rookie program.

Chalmers, who sank a game-tying, buzzer-beating 3-pointer that forced overtime in Kansas' 75-68 championship victory over Memphis, was drafted 34th by Minnesota. He was quickly traded to Miami, where he is expected to vie for the starting role at point guard after playing well during summer league. Chalmers played three seasons for the Jayhawks.

Arthur, also an early-entry candidate who played two years at Kansas, was a sympathetic figure on draft night. Roundly believed to have lottery-type talent, Arthur fell to the 27th spot after erroneous rumors of a health problem circulated throughout the league.

Then, after being selected by New Orleans, the 6-foot-9 forward was traded to Portland, then Houston, before finally settling in Memphis.


Kansas coach Bill Self stood by his former players Wednesday.


"We really don't know all the facts yet, and I certainly would never comment publicly on any personal matter concerning any player I have ever coached," Self said. "Beyond that, I can say that both Mario and Darrell were great to coach. They played a huge role in our success the past few years, in large part due to their unselfishness and the sacrifices they made for our program."

 

[bulls12]

I'm disgraced to wear this sig.

Then take it off.

I just lost my respect for a fellow Alaskan... <Censored>ing drugs...

 

[.GR]

What idiots. Not what they did, just that they got caught.

 

[DC4]

LOL @ the dude trying to flush the Marijuana.

 

[werebarret]

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

man, gotta love the upstanding individuals on KU's basketball team.

first Rush doesn't pay child support, then Collins whips his peter out on the elevator, then Arthur's grades are covered up, one of the Morris twins shoots up Jayhawk Towers with a beebee gun, and now this?

it almost outweighs that stupid blasted national title >_________________>

 

[The Young One]

The media ia so <Censored>ty yet they dont show no love to Darnell jackson who thanks the jayhawks for making him into a responsible young man.

 

[werebarret]

The media ia so <Censored>ty yet they dont show no love to Darnell jackson who thanks the jayhawks for making him into a responsible young man.

what's wrong with reporting factual events?


and, IIRC, Jackson had a big 'ole story in SI not too long ago.

 

[The Young One]

They are making us seem like we are the most crooked school ever and thats so much bs its ridicolous.

 

[werebarret]

They are making us seem like we are the most crooked school ever and thats so much bs its ridicolous.

Well, it's not their fault that Chalmers and Arthur are stupid enough to smoke pot at a freaking league function, or that Arthur can't pass Algebra II without a good deal of help, or that Rush is a deadbeat dad, or that Collins can't keep his zipper up.

You're not the most crooked school ever, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying this >__>

 

[The Young One]

LOl i cant even lie that was funny. Whatever as long as we got our title its straight

 

[eLeMeNOhPe]

Michael Beasley of the Miami Heat has been fined $50,000 for his involvement in an incident at the league's Rookie Transition Program earlier this month and for his initial failure to cooperate with a league investigation of the matter, the NBA announced today. Beasley was involved in the same incident for which Miami’s Mario Chalmers and Memphis’ Darrell Arthur were previously fined.

saw it on the bottom line. then read it online.