“Trust me, I’m learning from it. I’m a good guy. People who know me know I’m a great guy. I just made a mistake. It’s costing me.”
Jefferson said he knows that Timberwolves forward Malik Sealy was killed by a drunken driver in May 2000.
“That’s what really makes me feel bad,” Jefferson said. “He was an innocent guy going home and a drunk driver hit him. I couldn’t live with myself if that would have happened, if I would have done something to someone like that. I just kept thinking how it could have been a lot worse than what it was and I was just thankful for that.
In addition to the misdemeanor arrest, Jefferson had to take a blood test. The results could determine the extent of his penalties. For a first-time conviction, Jefferson is facing up to 90 days in jail, a maximum $1,000 fine or a 180-day driver’s license suspension. Jefferson is scheduled to appear in Hennepin County court on April 23.
I think: The lost wages from two games will cost Jefferson nearly $300,000. For that kind of money, he can hire three full-time drivers to be on call 24/7 and pay them almost $100,000 each a year. When you’re making $12 million a year, as Jefferson is, why don’t you hire a driver so you don’t embarrass yourself?
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