And come with us, dear readers, to watch how an offense can find itself escalating ...

We present Portland Trail Blazers forward Zack Randolph, and his early-morning escapades yesterday.

• Randolph was a passenger in a car at 3:15 a.m. Nothing wrong there.
• The driver ran a red light. Hey, it happens.
• The police said the driver — it was Randolph's car — was "speed racing." Didn't they do a movie about that?
• The arresting officer said Randolph had "a definitive odor of marijuana." Uh-oh.
• While searching the car, police found two loaded handguns under the driver's seat. Well ...

As a way of making the situation as easy for himself as possible, Randolph refused to give the police keys to his car, making it more difficult for them to tow it. They eventually figured out a way, though.

Randolph Stopped In Speed-Racing Incident [Oregon Live] (via True Hoop)

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