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Charles Barkley Sentenced to 10 Days for DUI

Ex-NBA star pleads guilty; gets jail time and $2,000 fine

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(Newser) – Charles Barkley will be doing time for his DUI bust, the Arizona Republic reports. The former NBA star has been sentenced to 10 days in prison, which will be reduced to five if he completes an alcohol education course. Barkley—who told cops he was in a hurry to receive oral sex when he was stopped on New Year's Eve—starts his sentence March 21.

Charles Barkley holds up two different Nike shoes at the grand opening of the House of Hoops Harlem Store in New York. Sponsors have soured on Barkley after his DUI bust.
Charles Barkley holds up two different Nike shoes at the grand opening of the House of Hoops Harlem Store in New York. Sponsors have soured on Barkley after his DUI bust.   (AP Photo/Nike, Rebecca McAlpin)
Charles Barkley arriving for the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 5, 2008.
Charles Barkley arriving for the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, Sept. 5, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Charles Barkley in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 in a booking photo provided by the Gilbert Police Department.
Charles Barkley in Scottsdale, Ariz. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 in a booking photo provided by the Gilbert Police Department.   (AP Photo/Gilbert Police Department)
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riffran
Feb 24, 09 9:36 AM CST
Take your lumps dude...you got off easy...do what you got to do to make it right....and behave.....gotta admit though...he had a pretty good reason to be in a hurry...lol....just not while your behing the wheel and drunk ...buddy...lol Reply
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