Hornets forward/center Montrezl Harrell was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on felony drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in Richmond, Ky., last month, according to Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer.
Harrell will be an unrestricted free agent next month.
Harrell, 28, was initially pulled over by a Kentucky state trooper on May 12 while driving on I-75 because the trooper said Harrell was following the vehicle in front of him too closely, according to the police report.
The trooper observed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and Harrell “admitted to being in possession of marijuana and produced a small amount from his sweatpants,” according to the report.
A search of the vehicle, which Harrell claimed was rented, found three pounds of marijuana in vacuum sealed bags. He has been charged with trafficking less than five pounds of marijuana.
Under Kentucky law, possessing or trafficking eight or more ounces but less than five pounds of marijuana is a Class D Felony for first-time offenders. It is punishable by 1-5 years of incarceration with a fine ranging from $1-10,000. The Hornets declined comment, according to Boone.
The NBA stopped testing for marijuana in 2020 and that policy continued into this season. Harrell began the season with the Wizards and appeared in 46 games. He was traded to Charlotte in February and appeared in 25 more games, averaging 11.4 PPG and 4.9 RPG.
Trez was always loved more by his fanbase’s than his own team’s front office/coach and many cases fellow teammates
He has had a problem everywhere and it’s never been “his fault” . Clippers did well turning the page early and have had no regrets
That’s Kentucky for ya.
Oh yeah. Because Florida is such a bastion of enlightenment. Worry about your own house before complaining about others.
hiflew checks in! Well there is Kentucky in the story.
What do you think of the finals?
Not only Kentucky, but my actual hometown is where he was busted. Well technically it was on the interstate, but still next to my exit. Nice to see my little college town in the news, even if it is something like this.
As far as the Finals go, honestly I haven’t paid that much attention. Nice to see the Warriors get back to where they were before Klay’s injuries. Boston is Boston. I used to like them, but the Boston fans in all sports have kind of turned them into villains.
I can’t root for J Tatum, so GSW it is.
A couple of times I have caught ABC trying to mute the Boston fans cussing in unison. Also I read at one point they had competing cuss-cheers going on at the same time. Maybe it’s a victory for freedom of speech!
This is such non-issue. Kentucky living in the dark ages
Three pounds? lmao keep telling yourself that
If he was a licensed distributor somewhere sure. But with all the Marijuana reform laws going on in this country there is no excuse for a millionaire and man of his status to be transporting that much weed illegally!
I mean, weed is fully legal in my state, so we don’t have too many issues with dudes cruising around with three pounds unless they grew it themselves.
Even being fully legal …. You can’t have 3 pounds! An ounce. Yes. 3 Pounds. No!
You would be surprised how quick you go through 3 LBS rolling fat blunts for your crew all day!
Even if it was 30 pounds who tf cares. Would people care if he had 20 bottles of tequila in there? Nah
If it was illegal, yes they would. Marijuana laws might be different elsewhere, but when you are in a different state or a country, it is your responsibility to follow their laws or else bad things will happen to you. Just ask Griner.
You missing the point.
You missing an ‘ re.
Law abiding citizens tend to blame the drug pushers not the laws that protect good citizens from the curse of drugs, but whatever ticks you dude!
Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.
“Hazrell was pulled over for following too closely and being a large black man with really cool hair”
Cry
You think I am sad about something?
Sounds like Hazrell is a nugsfan just like you bro.
I am probably the biggest advocate for weed on here or among them. But there still must be rules in place for its transport and usage. Marijuana can easily be tainted and also cause harm to children and youth potentially. By all means people have a right to use and smoke. But its sell and transport should be regulated and controlled fully. Carry your pound or less around Trez and blow all you want. You have enough money to cop the best of the best anywhere you go.
Had me worried until I saw it was weed lol
This. 100lbs of weed is nothing compared to any other drug. But then we get into the metric system…
Sometimes I wonder if playing basketball causes brain damage. Just stupid, stupid move by a millionaire who can get his weed legally in a lot of other states.
What a freaking idiot. I smoke…I puff puff hardly pass. But I only do so at the comfort of my own home when I know I have zero plans on having to drive or act responsibly. To me, smoking and driving is just as bad as drinking and drinking. Then there’s this. YOUR THE BOSS… YOU HAVE YOUR BOYS PICK UP THE CHRONIC or have it delivered. Never ride dirty especially in the south. Stupidity.
#FREEBRITTNEYGRINER
Nah. If you are dumb enough to go to Russia…no wait, go to Russia… with weed…you deserve whatever Darwin deals you. #Send Brittney to School
Charles Darwin is not a god, rather a man with a theory. Brittney Griner is a pothead and theorized ‘the only way I’m playing in Russia is if I have my vape pen, this country is f-ing crazy’.
News flash: Brittney is crazy.
Economics question…
What’s the value of three pounds of weed versus his BBA contract?
Full retail? Probably like 8 or 9k, but I would guess he probably could get it closer to 5 or 6k, or maybe even slightly less from the right person or from a grower themselves
@Hubcap
Also depends in how far from the border the the distro is in. The closer to the border the better the price and subsequently the further the more expensive (if not buying direct).
Dude can roll a blunt and get the whole army of his friends high with one toke each, that’s the potency of today’s weed. Why on earth would he ride with 3 pounds in any state, south, east or west? I think even in states where it’s legal the max is like 24 ounces or so.
Maybe the law should mind their own effing business
Damn you can carry 1.5 pounds in certain places? We cant even have more than 20 grams to avoid a felony in Florida, and they’ll throw you in jail for a joint still.
Ha that’s sad to hear, my numbers were off though, in Cali it’s 28 grams and Oregon 8 ounces (still not bad)
Clearly you don’t smoke weed. I am absolutely looking for that blunt that can get a whole army of my friends high with one toke. I am looking to smoke it all myself.
Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time!
Louisville U
So will the WNBA be holding tributes to get Harrell off of these charges?
So stupid that weed hasn’t been legalized federally. If only for the tax revenue. But at the same time, you can’t put yourself in this position, especially when your multimillion dollar job could be at stake.
This will be plea bargained down to a misdemeanor drug charge. Most likely he get probation.
It’s going to cost him millions of dollars.
As a Celtics fan, I could go for a smoke right now. That said, a decade ago, I read a study that ranked the richest, poorest, smartest, dumbest, freest, driest, and drunken states in the USA.
The states that were the most drunken were ranked amongst the highest in the richest, smartest, and freest. The driest states tended to be in the poorest, dumbest, and least free categories.
Out of curiosity, do you remember how they quantified “freest”?
Just asking because one could theoretically apply metrics (in varying levels of ease) to the other six categories based on wealth, IQ, and alcohol consumption per capita. Freedom, though, is a more abstract notion.
Sure, a country like the United States is, to the best of my knowledge, freer than North Korea, but how does one say Wisconsin is any more or less free than Minnesota?
If you don’t recall, though, that’s certainly understandable. I mean, you did note reading it a decade ago. Anyhow, just really curious about that freest part.
So, maybe a bit restricted then..?
1–5 years? Jesus, that is so trumped up. But it is Kentucky. Sure, you can fine people for trafficking weed, but prisons are overcrowded because of dumb penalties like this. This is marijuana we’re talking about, not freaking meth.
Trez is dumb to smoke and drive and also to be hauling that much weed through a state like Kentucky, but the threat of jail time for weed-related crimes is so absurd, even more so on a first offense.