Kwame Brown takes the cake

Assani Fisher · #1 01-17-2007, 06:55 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2733976

Brown won't be prosecuted in cake heist
Associated Press

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. -- A man walking down the street at bar-closing time with a $190 cake in his arms claimed Los Angeles Lakers center Kwame Brown swiped his birthday treat.

But authorities said the cake caper won't be prosecuted.

In a police report, Alexander Martinez said he left his 30th birthday celebration at the Shore Restaurant and Lounge at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday with the uneaten 2-by-2-foot cake and walked north toward the Blue 32 nightclub.

Martinez told police he first came upon Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf, who he said agreed to pose for a photograph with him and the chocolate cake.

But outside of Blue 32, the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Brown came along, grabbed the cake and threw it at Martinez, according to the report. Brown got into a white limousine and left, Martinez claimed in the report, although he didn't suggest any reason for the cake toss.

Martinez reported that he then walked up to Lamar Odom as the Lakers forward left Pedone's Pizza and confronted him about the cake, which was splattered on the birthday man's back.

A man believed to be Odom's bodyguard pushed Martinez into the street, yelling at him to get away from Odom, the police report said.

"Calm down, he didn't do anything," Odom told the man believed to be his bodyguard, the report said.

Everyone then went their separate ways and Martinez filed a police report 12 hours later.

Detectives presented a possible "grand theft of a person" case to the city attorney's office, which decided not to prosecute.

Brown wasn't talking, but Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was aware of the alleged incident and had been told prosecutors were not filing charges. Black had no other comment.

The Lakers are on a three-game road trip through Saturday.

Brown, averaging 8.7 points and 6.6 rebounds, has been sidelined since spraining his right ankle on Dec. 31. He is expected back in about two weeks.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

ThaSaltCracka · #2 01-17-2007, 07:02 PM

read about this on deadspin. Seems to childish, but thats our Kwame!

Lazy Meatball · #3 01-17-2007, 09:58 PM

I love it when articles about alleged criminal activity by athletes always includes their sports stats. Like Larry Johnson's YPC stat would absolve him from his alleged wife beating stat.

Tyler Durden · #4 01-17-2007, 11:03 PM

Good thing the Wizards traded his sorry ass.

P.S. What horrible numbers for a former #1 overall pick. GG Michael Jordan.

Assani Fisher · #5 01-17-2007, 11:54 PM

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Good thing the Wizards traded his sorry ass.

P.S. What horrible numbers for a former #1 overall pick. GG Michael Jordan.

[/ QUOTE ]to be fair, it wasn't exactly a great draft at the top. I remember a lot of people being upset that Shane Battier was being passed over for "all of these high schoolers" during that draft. Obviously Pao Gasol turned out well though.

pokerraja · #6 01-18-2007, 05:10 PM

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P.S. What horrible numbers for a former #1 overall pick. GG Michael Jordan.

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once again Tyler Durden makes such a great post.

Kneel B4 Zod · #7 01-18-2007, 06:42 PM

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read about this on deadspin. Seems to childish, but thats our Kwame!

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do they talk about what type of cake this $190 cake was? that's what I want to know. I mean I've had some incredible ice cream cake that cost like $50, but I tend to prefer basic sheet cakes or ice cream cakes. I don't like fancy cakes.

Aloysius · #8 01-18-2007, 07:28 PM

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Brown wasn't talking, but Lakers spokesman John Black said the team was aware of the alleged incident and had been told prosecutors were not filing charges. Black had no other comment.

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Haven't really seen another report... but so basically - if true, some guy takes another dude's birthday cake, throws it at him, and nothing happens? What? I mean some law must be being broken.

-Al

Wes Mantooth · #9 01-18-2007, 10:53 PM

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P.S. What horrible numbers for a former #1 overall pick. GG Michael Jordan.

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once again Tyler Durden makes such a great post.

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This thread is about Kwame Brown and cake... what type of posts are you expecting

Your Mom · #10 01-19-2007, 01:49 AM

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read about this on deadspin. Seems to childish, but thats our Kwame!

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do they talk about what type of cake this $190 cake was? that's what I want to know. I mean I've had some incredible ice cream cake that cost like $50, but I tend to prefer basic sheet cakes or ice cream cakes. I don't like fancy cakes.

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Maybe it was that ferrari cake from south park with the Devil has a Birthday party.