Delonte West, a former NBA player, was taken into custody on November 3 in Fairfax County after police responded to a call for an unconscious guy via TMZ Sports and discovered him breathing but extremely drunk. According to TMZ, when police reached the scene at Fair Haven Avenue and Richmond Highway, they found that the man was West and that, despite his breathing, he looked to be quite drunk.
It occurs just months after he was detained in June 2024 for allegedly breaking release conditions and resisting arrest, and nearly precisely a year after the same department detained him for trespassing in November 2024.
Former NBA guard Delonte West faces another troubling turn as a late-night incident leads to his latest arrest
On November 3, Delonte West, a former NBA player, was taken into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, following a call regarding an unconscious guy. The former basketball player has a number of legal problems, the most recent of which is the arrest.
Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department and emergency medical workers responded to a report that a man was unconscious and not breathing, and they arrived at the scene near Fair Haven Avenue and Richmond Highway. Officers discovered West, 42, breathing when they arrived.
According to police, West refused an officer's offer to take him to the hospital because he was so drunk that he was placed under arrest for his own protection. Since then, West has been released on bond, and it is now unknown whether he will be charged formally.
The NBA community and past associates have made multiple attempts to help West, who has been candid about his battle with bipolar disorder. In one well-known instance in 2020, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban personally picked up West at a petrol station and covered the cost of his treatment at a drug rehab center in Florida.
West has continued to relapse even after entering the facility and obtaining a temporary job there. The limited success of these initiatives has frustrated Cuban and others close to the former star, highlighting the challenges of treating severe addiction combined with mental illness.
West continues to struggle with long-term stability despite repeated attempts by the National Basketball Players Association and his former college colleagues to offer financial and supportive assistance.
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It occurs just months after he was detained in June 2024 for allegedly breaking release conditions and resisting arrest, and nearly precisely a year after the same department detained him for trespassing in November 2024.
Former NBA guard Delonte West faces another troubling turn as a late-night incident leads to his latest arrest
On November 3, Delonte West, a former NBA player, was taken into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, following a call regarding an unconscious guy. The former basketball player has a number of legal problems, the most recent of which is the arrest.
Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department and emergency medical workers responded to a report that a man was unconscious and not breathing, and they arrived at the scene near Fair Haven Avenue and Richmond Highway. Officers discovered West, 42, breathing when they arrived.
According to police, West refused an officer's offer to take him to the hospital because he was so drunk that he was placed under arrest for his own protection. Since then, West has been released on bond, and it is now unknown whether he will be charged formally.
Delonte West was arrested in Virginia on Nov. 3 after police found him unconscious and heavily intoxicated, per @TMZ
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 7, 2025
Officers say he refused medical help and was taken into custody for his own safety. pic.twitter.com/vqpfalYri2
The NBA community and past associates have made multiple attempts to help West, who has been candid about his battle with bipolar disorder. In one well-known instance in 2020, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban personally picked up West at a petrol station and covered the cost of his treatment at a drug rehab center in Florida.
West has continued to relapse even after entering the facility and obtaining a temporary job there. The limited success of these initiatives has frustrated Cuban and others close to the former star, highlighting the challenges of treating severe addiction combined with mental illness.
West continues to struggle with long-term stability despite repeated attempts by the National Basketball Players Association and his former college colleagues to offer financial and supportive assistance.
Also said: What did Shawn Kemp do? Former NBA star sentenced to 30 days of house arrest for past crime
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