Tyreke Evans Sacramento Speeding King
Tyreke Evans was a force during his first NBA season, making it look effortless while driving to the rack with and scoring at will. Evans successful rookie season restored hope for the Sacramento Kings fan base, and he highlighted his impact season by taking home the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
I often questioned Evans’ decision making skills during his rookie season. I won’t lie, I am partial to Stephen Curry, and thought Curry was more intelligent with the ball in his hands, and overall a more potent player. Evans had a tendency to opt to call his own option too much for my taste, sometimes creating distance from his teammates within the offense.
Tyreke, this is a basketball, not a purple Benz.
This offseason Evans committed a big time “no-no” derived from a similar mindset of not using sound judgment.
He drove through the lane with reckless abandon. Unfortunately for Evans, this particular lane is otherwise known to residents of the Bay Area as Interstate 80. Evans drove while exceeding speeds of 120-130 MPH.
Here is the video footage, captured by California Highway Patrol air patrol.
Evans was eventually stopped and arrested at gun point.
His game might have won him rookie of the year, but it makes you wonder if this is the beginning of offseason behavior that can lead to the eventual derailment of an NBA career. Hopefully he has more common sense than J.R. Smith.
Let’s all hope he gets it together, because Evans’ future is bright, and we all want to see Sacramento Kings basketball return to a competitive level again.
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Sun, Aug 1, 2010 by Adam Sedie
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