s_knight8

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph made
his first public comments since being charged with driving under the
influence of intoxicants, apologizing to his teammates and the fans.

Randolph, 22, refused to answer questions about his arrest early
Tuesday by a police officer who said he smelled marijuana in
Randolph's car.

``I am up here to apologize to my teammates, to the organization and
to the Portland fans,'' Randolph said before the Trail Blazers hosted
Indiana on Wednesday. ``This is an embarrassment, and it is a
distraction to the team. I can't talk about what happened, but I want
to apologize to all you guys.''

The Trail Blazers haven't taken any disciplinary action against
Randolph, pending the results of a drug test administered by police
after the arrest.

``Until we get all the facts, we can't respond,'' team President Steve
Patterson said. ``Certainly if it turns out that the tests are not
what we'd like to see, then, as I said, there will be consequences.
And we will deal with that over the next couple of days as we try to
gather all the information.''

coeg groper

On 4 Dec 2003 08:25:01 -0800, s_knight8@hotmail.com (s_knight8) blurted:

Yeah, right, whatever, yada yada yada like we Bluzers fans haven't heard THAT
one before. Apologize by never doing that shiite again, numbskull.

troy mcclure <>

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 22:54:16 GMT, Coeg Groper <Chickens@coop.com>
spewed forth:


Yup, and Kobe can apologize by never ass-raping another girl again.
-
Duckman

Go BLAZERS!!!

pdx_blazers

Very similar to the "press conference" Wallace and Stoudamire had a year ago
when their vehicle was stopped on the way back from Seattle.


Interestingly, he didn't really say what it was he was apologizing for.
And his statement that he can't talk about what happened isn't true
either. There is no gag order in the case. I wonder if hired the same
lawyer Damon uses in situations like this.

deadmike

what kind of idiot would admit to a crime he was not yet proven guilty
of? cases like this get dismissed all the time, whther they have
merit or not.

pdx_blazers

It happens all the time. Ever heard of the term "plea bargain"?

If you didn't do anything, don't apologize.