TMZ Sports:
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is allowed to practice and even play home games as part of his 25-day jail sentence he's currently serving at a Southern California jail.
Caldwell-Pope pleaded guilty in Michigan earlier this month to a probation violation after he failed to comply with the terms of a drug and alcohol screening program put in place after he was arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Caldwell-Pope pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that stemmed from his arrest in March, which came when he was a member of the Detroit Piston.
According to the L.A. Times, court records revealed that “Caldwell-Pope missed several drug and alcohol screenings” related to his probation, resulting in another Michigan court hearing. After playing against the New York Knicks on Dec. 12, he attended the hearing, where he was given the 25-day sentence. Two days later, he petitioned for the work-release program, and it was approved that day.
The prosecutor’s office in Auburn Hills, Mich., agreed to allow Caldwell-Pope to serve his jail sentence at the Seal Beach Police Department Detention Center--- located about 30 miles from Staples Center in Inglewood, CA. KCP was initially sentenced to 12-months probation -- and was required to submit to drug and alcohol testing. Problem is ... he didn't comply, so the judge ordered him to be locked up. The judge still allowed KCP to do a "work-release" sentence -- where he's locked up at a facility for most of the day ... but he's allowed to leave to do his job.
As part of the work-release program, Caldwell-Pope isn’t allowed to leave the state of California and must return after practice and games where he also is required to submit to a breath test. He has to wear a GPS monitor when he’s outside the detention facility.
California law provides a bathrobe and slippers and
The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day.
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Paul Murphy
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