Women's Hoops Blog

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Speaking of post-Diana DUI:
Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi faces three drunk-driving related charges, including extreme DUI, for a July 2 incident in which she was pulled over on Camelback Road.

Results of a blood draw showed Taurasi was driving her 2006 Land Rover with a blood-alcohol level of 0.17 percent, or more than twice the Arizona legal limit of 0.08 percent, according to a Phoenix police report released today.
So here's some useless scheduling speculation:

As per the article she shows up in court July 22. She's convicted.

Next, she's immediately suspended by the league.

She misses AT LEAST three games: All Star, New York, Connecticut.

Selfishly, I'll be pissed because her actions have screwed me out of having the pleasure of seeing her play in New York (as well as the 20 people I'm bringing).

It also screws the league out of the boost they might get from the casual fan who tunes into the ASG.

It also screws all the UConn fans who would love to cheer her return.

Which ought to embarrass the hell out of Taurasi.

Which would serve her dumb ass right.

The woman was drunk off her ass and she got into a car. There. Is. No. Excuse.

Of course, she could delay it all by having the court date pushed back. I hope the Donna has the guts to say "Don't."