Former NBA Player Paul Pierce Found Asleep in Car, Arrested for Alleged DUI

Former NBA Player Paul Pierce Found Asleep in Car, Arrested for Alleged DUI
Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021 inductee Paul Pierce speaks at a news conference at Mohegan Sun, on Sept. 10, 2021, in Uncasville, Conn. Jessica Hill/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Former NBA player Paul Pierce was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel, state police said.

California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated car crash involving multiple vehicles on the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101, closing four of the six lanes to investigate, the agency said in a press release.