Former NBA guard Delonte West was arrested after he was accused of stealing $23. 

In response to TMZ, West was concerned within the alleged incident  in Belle Haven, Va., in December the place he was recognized because the suspect and was arrested final month. The previous Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers participant who has been arrested a number of instances was reportedly launched on $1,000 recognizance bond.

Advanced famous that there wasn’t a transparent report as to which company was concerned in West’s arrest, however the style journal famous that the “Fairfax County Common District Courtroom information listing two instances for West associated to a Dec. 21 arrest. One, for assault and battery, is a misdemeanor case, whereas the opposite, theft utilizing power, is a felony.”

“We’re conscious of the allegations and are assured that in time this case will present itself to be one among issues not being as they initially seem,” Brandon R. Sloane, an legal professional for West, advised Advanced. “Within the meantime, I’m happy with Delonte as he has used this course of to hunt out assist and been launched on bond to a therapy facility. All of us look ahead to his continued progress, and Delonte is especially appreciative of the quite a few ideas and effectively needs during the last a number of weeks.”

West, who was recognized with bipolar dysfunction in 2008, has been arrested in Virginia earlier than. He was arrested in November after he was discovered unconscious. The police reportedly provided to take him to the hospital however West refused in order that they arrested him for his personal security and he was allegedly extraordinarily intoxicated. 

West’s struggles have grow to be fodder for social media as many individuals have recorded the previous basketball participant and posted footage on-line. In 2020 a disturbing video that appeared to indicate West being crushed in the course of an Oxon Hill, Maryland overpass was posted on-line and had many involved with the previous participant’s effectively being. 

West’s public struggles with psychological well being and substance abuse have been alarming to those that bear in mind him as a very good basketball participant. A number of gamers and former proprietor of the Dallas Mavericks Mark Cuban have all tried to help in getting West assist. In a 2022 interview with Good Morning America, West spoke concerning the significance of basketball in his life. 

“Basketball, for some, it’s simply one thing to do. For me, it’s been a way of life,” he mentioned on the time, including that he prefers the time period “psychological superpowers” over psychological sickness.

A listening to is ready for March 16.

He’s due again in courtroom in March. We reached out to his lawyer for remark … however haven’t heard again.

See social media’s continued response to West’s troubles under.