Delonte West
Issued Narcan
… Earlier than Obstruction, Public Intoxication Arrest
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Delonte West was administered the doubtless life-saving drug, Narcan, earlier than being put in handcuffs and arrested earlier this week, TMZ Sports activities has realized.
We broke the story … the 42-year-old former NBA participant was taken into custody in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Monday, after the native police division obtained a name for a person who was discovered unconscious and never respiratory.
Our sources inform us that when cops and EMS arrived, West was respiratory … however was nonetheless administered the Naloxone spray, an opioid antagonist, which quickly reverses the results of opioids, out of an abundance of warning.
We’re informed Delonte refused a journey to the hospital, the place officers wished him to get checked out by docs.
As an alternative of the emergency room, West, who we’re informed was intoxicated, was taken into custody for obstruction/resisting arrest with out power and public intoxication, earlier than he was hauled off to the native jail.
It is not the primary time Delonte — who performed eight seasons within the NBA, however has since battled substance abuse points and homelessness — has had points with the regulation.
