NBA’s James Bouknight Hit Cop Cars Before DWI Arrest, Police Say

James Bouknight was unconscious for an hour earlier than cops had been lastly capable of get up the Charlotte Hornets guard … however the ordeal did not finish there, ‘trigger regulation enforcement says the hooper refused to get out of his Mercedes and even crashed into two squad vehicles earlier than lastly being positioned underneath arrest for DWI.

The particulars of the arrest are all spelled out in courtroom docs … and it is clear cops had a helluva time waking up the previous UConn star. Police say they tried quite a few techniques for about an hour, together with utilizing a PA system and an air horn.

Once he lastly got here to, cops say the 22-year-old refused to get out of his automotive for a number of minutes, and as a substitute sat in his driver’s seat, consuming.

As TMZ Sports beforehand reported, whereas asleep, Bouknight had a Glock 23 handgun in his lap. The weapon was seen in {a photograph} obtained and posted by us.

Police say James moved his automotive ahead, hitting a cop automotive in entrance of him, earlier than reversing and hitting one other squad automotive behind him.

Finally, cops say Bouknight complied and exited the automotive, the place he was arrested.

The docs say Bouknight claimed he took 4 pictures of tequila earlier than driving dwelling early Sunday morning. He later took a breathalyzer and blew a .14. The restrict in North Carolina is .08.

JB apologized for the arrest on Tuesday, saying … “Honestly, I just wanted to apologize for being a distraction before the start of the season, for my teammates and for what we’ve got going on.”