The roller coaster that is Michael Beasley’s season in Phoenix continues, with this new and latest info being a big drop that comes with an off-the-court incident.
Last month Beasley was pulled over and cited, nearly arrested then released for a wide variety of traffic violations, reports Arizonasports.com after looking at police records.According to a report obtained through a FOIA request, it has been learned that Suns forward Michael Beasley, on January 25, was pulled over by Scottsdale Police due to speeding down Scottsdale Road at about 1:10 a.m.
He was cited for driving with a suspended license, driving with excessive speed, driving with expired registration and failure to display a license plate on the rear of the vehicle. Driving with a suspended license and excessive speeding are criminal traffic violations, whereas driving with expired registration and failure to display a license plate are civil traffic violations.
Beasley is scheduled to be back in court Feb. 11.
Beasley was not driving under the influence during the arrest and was cooperative. He was pulled over for doing 71 in a 45 mph zone, according to the report. After it all the police had considered arresting and bringing Beasley in, but because he had been cooperative they let him go on the scene with a citation.
Beasley, the former No. 2 pick, had a reputation around the league as enigmatic on the court and not worth the trouble off it. Phoenix, entering their post Steve Nash era and needing a scorer, took a chance on him with a three-year, $18 million deal. He has disappointed, averaging 10.6 points a game on 39.7 percent shooting (he’s a mix of big scoring nights and nonexistent), and he has been pushed back to a sixth man role. However, in three of the Suns last five games he has scored more than 20 points, and he keyed a comeback win over the Lakers. He will make $6 million next season and can be bought out of the season after that for $3 million (if not he makes $6.25 million).
