ESPN’s Jalen Rose Will Serve 20 Days in Jail for Drunk Driving
Starting next week, ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose will serve 20 days in jail for his drunk driving arrest in March. A judge this morning sentenced him to 93 days in jail, but suspended all but 20 of them. If you recall, Rose didn’t tell his ESPN supervisors about the arrest, and subsequently got in some hot water.
If you’re curious what former college and NBA star was drinking on the night of his arrest:
He told a judge in May that he had six martinis the night he veered off the West Bloomfield Township road.
No hard liquor? [Ed. Yes, I know what's in a martini. Can't remember the last time I saw an athlete drinking one in public Usually, it's beer. Or shots.] Disappointing. I called ESPN for comment and they’re putting together some kind of statement. But ESPN was aware of today’s sentencing, and no extra punishment is expected.
[UPDATE: ESPN Statement on Rose's impending incarceration - "The incident was regrettable and we've dealt with it internally. Jalen has expressed remorse and we all are looking forward to putting this behind us."]
[H/T: Mike Reed]
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July 27th, 2011 at 12:03 PM
/Grant Hill snickering
July 27th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
I’m not a Martini drinker, but I’m pretty sure they are made from hard liquor.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Wow 20 days.
Vince Neil got out of jail in 15 days back in 84 and he killed a person an gave 2 other people brain damage by drunk driving.
Times have changed
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
You do know martini’s primary ingredient is gin?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
He told a judge in May that he had six martinis the night he veered off the West Bloomfield Township road.
I don’t know about you, but my Martinis usually have Vodka or Gin in them.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Maybe he can room with Khabibulin.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:06 PM
since when is a martini not hard liquor? I imagine Jalen was drinking dirty gin up with two olives.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
I thought they were made from either vodka or gin, and pretty terrible, unless of course those are your liquors of choice.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
since when is a martini not hard liquor? I imagine Jalen was drinking dirty gin up with two olives.
I love me a dirty martini.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:07 PM
20 days? Gees. Was it an extreme DUI?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:08 PM
!!!!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:08 PM
hey pki, i don;t want a fight, i just am asking an honest question: you caled me a troll in the roundup, and i’ve only been a commenter anywehre since 2008. i thought trolls were folks who only make comments intending to fight or say outrageous things to get attention.
can you tell me why you called me a troll? is it cuz of my links?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:08 PM
TBL drinks Zima. that explains his misunderstanding on the ingredients of a martini.
also, Jalen has co-hosted the SVP show at least twice recently (and since his arrest became public) with Ryen Russillo. I’d say ESPN isn’t too unhappy with him anymore.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Yet Michael Floyd gets off with nothing.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
since we’re on liquor…i picked up three unopened bottles of what i think is nice stuff for free last weekend
16yo bushmillls, 12yo tullamore, and courvoisier
the bushmills is as the kids say fucking delicious
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
I always thought of Jalen as a Cosmo type of guy.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
michigan man.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Ketel one dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives please.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
my liquor drink of choice is gin and tonic. like pkiguy, I do enjoy a dirty martini periodically. not up though…can’t take myself seriously drinking from an up glass and not wearing a tux.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:10 PM
the fuck are the olives for, and this goes double for the ones with bleu cheese in them. my wife loves her gin with those fucking things
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
I had a half a bottle of whiskey last night but feel great today because I didnt have any hard liquor.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Eff, I overslept today, and because of it, I ended up missing Yardwork (and the discussion of the absurd call in the Braves-Pirates game) and a chance to bash the Jets for offering Santonio Holmes too much money.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:11 PM
can you tell me why you called me a troll? is it cuz of my links?
???. If I did, it was meant for Sportsdork. Not you.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:12 PM
also, how have I never noticed the extra set of eyebrows Jalen has in the middle of his forehead?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Happiness is finding two olives in the bottom of your martini when you’re hungry.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Oh no, there’s always time for that. There’s no statute of limitations. Bash on…
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
That judge is a hardcore bitch. He got off light. Off course when her daughter got a DUI she pleaded to another judge and the daughter served no time.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
That’s pretty harsh for his first Dooie.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Grey Goose clean martini with three olives up. Step on it damnit.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:15 PM
I like the cut of your jib
July 27th, 2011 at 12:15 PM
I’m with Miz. Though Gin+Sprite+RosesLimejuice is pretty fantastic (especially served up, sorry). Never met anyone who didn’t like it once they tried it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Bunch of fucking wanna be 007′s up in here. Gimme Jack, straight up.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
That’s pretty damn harsh for a drunken driving conviction. Usually folks get credited for time served while being held in the drunk tank, and take a few classes and pay some fines. Ninety-three days (20) is usually for multiple offenders.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
bourbon on ice, with a steak on a plate, not under my ice
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
I’m also with Miz. Had a gin and tonic last night. Definitely my go-to drink.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
This guy gets it. Oh and Chase Fucking Utley.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:16 PM
/shaken, up, and drink from a stemless martini glass
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
While I’m a brown liquor man, in the summer I enjoy an occasional Kansas City Ice Water, which most bartenders are unaware of how to make. Equal parts Gin and Vodka, splash of sprite and a lime. Tastes like ice water.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
You are definitely a pro, but fucking disgusting.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
you;re sensitive.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
Gin/Lemon/Ginger syrup is also fantastic. Miz – you’ll have to try Patterson House in Nashville if you haven’t already.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:17 PM
A 20 day jail sentence just sounds like a waste of government money to keep him incarcerated for three weeks
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Michael Floyd’s case is still pending. He’s not been convicted of anything.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Gimme Jack, straight up
warm? ugh. i cannot do warm whiskey. we drank so much of that in HS. i remember one time we played red/black with jack. then two of us rode through the middle of town on one bike
/horseshoe meet heinie
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
@bullet
Ah I see what it was. While I was going at it with Sportsdork, I confused a comment with yours as one by him. I might have responded differently if I had seen it wasn’t him. Although I still stand by the fact that even though it was between them, it was annoying me so I said something.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Sounds like a winner.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Three fingers of 12 year Glen Livet neat. And use a rocks glass for God’s sake.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Sadly, i got pinched back when I was 20. 3 days at a hotel where the warm you about the effects of alcohol and i got no party plates, but all in all probably costed me around 3 g’s. Drunk driving is stupid and not worth it.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:19 PM
I call mine a Green Jacket… it hasn’t caught on yet.
Gonna go hit up the distillery this weekend I think. Dry county = not very exciting, but still a very pretty, “quaint” old town.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
warm? ugh. i cannot do warm whiskey. we drank so much of that in HS. i remember one time we played red/black with jack. then two of us rode through the middle of town on one bike
Warm and room temperature are two different things. Any alcoholic beverage that’s warm is disgusting with the exception of Irish Coffee. Room temperature whisky is perfectly fine though.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Nevermind. Floyd plead out.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
you;re sensitive.
you’re original
serious tho, i really wanted a definition of troll. as i mentioned, my first commenting experience was here, and that was 08, so some terms are still new to me
instead of coming up with recycled jokes, how bout educating me fellow hispanic?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
I am on a big Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour kick right now. I got an “Old Man Drink” recipe book for my birthday and love it. Getting all the ingredients is hard though.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
If you guys are looking for a nice pussy drink on a hot day. Try 44 north huckelberry with lemonade. Gat damn delicious.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Andres Torres needs to go jump into McCovey Cove. He had NO business chasing that ball to the wall, he should have been playing the bounce in the first place. Fuck him and fuck Barry Zito.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
A 20 day jail sentence just sounds like a waste of government money to keep him incarcerated for three weeks
/Duffy’d?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Did you lawyer up? Has the conviction hurt you with it being on your record?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
I didn’t know I needed to specify on the rocks too. I’ve always known Jack straight up to be Jack with a couple cubes.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Sadly, i got pinched back when I was 20. 3 days at a hotel where the warm you about the effects of alcohol and i got no party plates, but all in all probably costed me around 3 g’s. Drunk driving is stupid and not worth it.
more gods smiling on me stuff. i have been pulled out of the car three times for field tests and passed them all. once, i was close enough that they drove me where i was going, and i went back and got the car
stupid, but those days are behind me
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
False. He pled guilty and got 1 year probation.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
I keep my drinking simple, vodka martinis, gin and tonic, Johnnie Black, jack/rum & coke, beer and wine.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:23 PM
I didn’t know I needed to specify on the rocks too. I’ve always known Jack straight up to be Jack with a couple cubes.
‘Straight’ means different things to different people when it comes to drinks. If you’re talking to a bartender, stick with ‘neat’ or ‘on the rocks’ and you’ll never run into problems.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
I have a buddy that puts his bourbon in the freezer, which I am not a fan of at all. he likes to shoot it, so it’s a little understandable. he got me a 1/2 gallon of Bulliet for my bday and I almost feel bad offering it to him at room temp. then again, he knows where the freezer is.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
I didn’t know I needed to specify
hey, some people like cold soup too
July 27th, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Comment 50
July 27th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Whiskey makes me black out and do crazy shit. I once ate a medium-sized Christmas lightbult straight from the socket.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Fuck yea, I lawyered up. Had a great lawyer. I would have beat it if i wasn’t an idiot and blew. Never blow people if you are in the situation.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
Just saw the replay of Utley’s inside-the-parker, pretty sweet play, all in all.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I am on a big Old Fashioned and Whiskey Sour kick right now. I got an “Old Man Drink” recipe book for my birthday and love it. Getting all the ingredients is hard though.
harvey wallbanger and an archie bunker chair baby
/meathead’d
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
I have a buddy that puts his bourbon in the freezer, which I am not a fan of at all. he likes to shoot it, so it’s a little understandable
That’s a crime. And no that’s never understandable. There is whiskey which is designed to be kept in the freezer–Famous Grouse’s Snow Grouse comes to mind–but if someone is putting Jack or Jim or Bulleit in the freezer, they deserve to be shot.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
I was 20. Driving drunk and still drinking in the car. Wrecked into another car in front of a local police station. We poured out the evidence right next to the car. The cop directly asks me if I have been drinking and I say “Yes sir”. He lets me off with a ticket for the accident if I promise to go straight home. Oh my god.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
love whiskey sours, they give me some hellacious heartburn though. I haven’t had one in a while, what kind of whiskey do you use?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Straight up is shaken with ice and strained. I’d be shocked if you ordered something straight and got cubes… but if you are just having Jack, not sure it would have to be shaken.
Straight whiskey = just whiskey nothing else
Straight up = shaken with ice strained
/i think
July 27th, 2011 at 12:28 PM
Christ, GuinessGirl, that’s freakin luck. Wow.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
what kind of whiskey do you use?
Crown. This way I don’t have to use as much sugar for the sweet part.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Why do you say that? No proof of alcohol in the system?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
yes, i know liquor is in a martini.
athletes drinking martinis? really? they should be pounding beers or doing shots.
what’s next, white wine?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:29 PM
they give me some hellacious heartburn though.
Oh yeah that is always the case. After 2 I usually have to switch to something else.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Crown.
I’ve sworn off Crown. Too grainy and sweet for my taste. I’m not a fan of Woodford Reserve for the same reason.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
we’ll go next July. we can talk about how much your employer and my wife’s future employer sucks at football.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Oye, just ignore what other people say about other people. This is the internet.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
athletes drinking martinis? really? they should be pounding beers or doing shots.
You could paint a 3,000 sq. foot house in 5 minutes with that broad brush you’ve got there TBL.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:30 PM
pki, do you make your own mix as well? I guess I’ve only had the store bought stuff, maybe that’s where the heartburn comes from.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:32 PM
pki, do you make your own mix as well?
I do. It takes a while to get the right mixture to make it the way you like it, and means you don’t get a shitload of calories from the premixed sweet/sour juice.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
“Yes sir”.
politeness and honesty are musts to have any chance. hi five gg
July 27th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Martini shows class…or so I think. Plus one martini = three shots.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:34 PM
I just lolled all over myself.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Is any commenter more obsessed with himself and his role on this board than vez?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:35 PM
you’re so odd.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:35 PM
No kidding. I still remember thinking “honesty is the best policy”. Then of course I had to go home and wake my dad up to tell him I wrecked his work car.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
they should be smoking weed…no hangover, no calories, no addiction, no violent tendancies.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
what’s next, white wine?
i drink this very occasionally and only when it’s hot and after wife signs the confidentiality contract. it’s refreshing and delicious.
i get caught up reading the taste PR on back of bottles. you start dropping flavors like grapefruit, pear and tulips, i can;t resist
and payaso, understood, it’s not easy. was really hoping for a definition of ‘troll, too
July 27th, 2011 at 12:36 PM
also…FUCK what people “should” do.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:37 PM
That, my friend, is one of the strangest things you’ve ever said.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Is any commenter more obsessed with himself and his role on this board than vez?
i sure hope not, but i’m guessing there are close contenders
July 27th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
But they actually DO do that.
/overgeneralization’d
July 27th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
How about people drink what they like?
I have a bottle of scotch that someone told me never to mix with anything because it’s not what you’re “supposed” to do.
Who cares?
/mixes with club soda
July 27th, 2011 at 12:38 PM
your edit makes zero sense. you’re disappointed he wasn’t drinking hard liquor, but you mention his claim that he drank martinis and then you acknowledge that hard liquor is the main ingredient in martinis.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:40 PM
/mixes with club soda
I do this if it’s an inexpensive blend. It’s a great summer drink.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:40 PM
by the way, your boy Sanchez was drinking a martini the night my wife and I saw him at Del Friscos.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:41 PM
I’m also down with white wine esp. when it’s hot out or I’m having fish.
/team I don’t give a fuck
July 27th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Eh… I didn’t mean to give the impression I’m big into Vandy football… I hope they win, but am hardly a big fan. Pitt will always be my team, so I guess we can talk about how awesome Johnny Majors was?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:43 PM
we use to call this team the “/doesn’t give a shit” team or “/wanking motion” team.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:46 PM
done.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Whenever I have personally been around professional athletes and/or see pictures of them at clubs, I think it is extremely rare to see them with a beer (or even rarer a shot). Usually they are either drinking champagne or cognac.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:48 PM
Seriously everyone, a martini is made with gin and vermouth. Just make a note of it when it comes up again.
Vodka drinks, while delicious, are not martinis, even when served in a martini glass. Ketel One need not be mixed with olive juice.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:49 PM
/pinkies out, errybody!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:54 PM
Sweet Jesus, is this a veiled gay joke or just a retarded stereotype?
July 27th, 2011 at 12:54 PM
same here, love some white wine.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 PM
It was a sad day when martinis became synonomous with immasculation.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Gin martini purists are like baseball traditionalists…the worst Jerry, the worst!
July 27th, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Like in a Miller Lite commercial from the late 70′s.
July 27th, 2011 at 12:58 PM
It was a sad day when martinis became synonomous with immasculation.
This. Martinis are not girly and drinking one does not make a person effeminate. It is the classic cocktail of the 20th century.
July 27th, 2011 at 1:00 PM
I dont get how white wine can be girly. If you are at dinner and having chicken, fish etc… you are supposed to have red wine so the waiter doesn’t call you a fag? I’m not a huge fan of white wine myself, and rarely drink wine that isn’t with a meal, but I’ve never heard that it’s girly.
/had some iced white wine/fruit/liquor combo at a party a few weeks ago… was pretty awesome
July 27th, 2011 at 1:07 PM
I’ve got a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 12 year. Holy shit, it’s good. Someday I might splurge for the 23 year.
July 27th, 2011 at 4:12 PM
Of course ESPN Is! Those four words, “putting this behind us,” have to be the poorest choice of words in such cases. Lucky for them this came out this week rather than two weeks ago in dead time.
But, the whole, “Dealt with internally” is just ridiculous. The fact is, D&D is as bad for society as many of the actions of those who’ve been fired by ESPN. Equally as bad as Ron Franklin’s comments. But, ESPN is nothing if they are not PC – and anything remotely touching sexism, even a slip up, is one step next to genocide in ESPN culture (and that’s not a justification).
As to drinks, Bombay Sapphire London Club rocks the best for me (slight variation of basic Gin & Tonic – add mint & lime & a bit of simple syrup). But, always drink responsibly and never drink & drive.
July 27th, 2011 at 4:14 PM
To add: If a martini was good enough for James Bond (esp. the Sean Connery version), it should be good enough for any man alive.
July 27th, 2011 at 4:35 PM
Only 6 martinis? Did you read the ESPN tell all book? That’s nothing to the ESPN guys in Bristol. They’d do that AND some HARD LIQUOR.