Nicole Muehlhausen/KSAX.com on Eddie Griffin’s car accident in Minneapolis in March 2006.
Attorney Mike Padden sued the officers and the police
department on behalf of the witnesses, alleging the officers did not do
their job.
"The conduct of the officers in this case was an absolute outrage," Padden said.
However, a judge tossed out the lawsuit last month.
Padden said he has a witness who heard the officers accept $10,000 or
$20,000 to drive Griffin home.
Padden said he has a witness who heard the officers accept $10,000 or
$20,000 to drive Griffin home.
"Not only did they fail to do their job, they were
offered and accepted a bribe. They didn’t ask him if he had been
drinking, they didn’t ask him where he had been drinking, and they
didn’t ask him how much he had been drinking," Padden explained.
offered and accepted a bribe. They didn’t ask him if he had been
drinking, they didn’t ask him where he had been drinking, and they
didn’t ask him how much he had been drinking," Padden explained.
Randy Wittman has not done a bad job; any coach would have been hard-pressed to help a team recover from tradining Kevin Garnett, no matter what the return. However, Wittman never really seems to get a true endorsement from ownership and management and the fact is the Wolves have been bad. With a healthy Randy Foye, Al Jefferson, another top pick (#3) and some decent role players like Rashad McCants, Corey Brewer and perhaps Ryan Gomes (if he returns) Wittman will have to show management some sort of improvement. No one is expecting a playoff run (although it would help his cause), but improving on 22 wins is a must.
Between workouts, Hawkins has been training in Houston with former NBA player and coach John Lucas. Hawkins said Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith and former first-round pick Gerald Green are also working out with Lucas.
The Timberwolves also plan to make it official today that its television team of Tom Hanneman and Jim Petersen will return. The Wolves’ radio situation is different after analyst Billy McKinney resigned this week to become director of scouting for the Bucks…
Ted Johnson, the Wolves’ senior vice president of marketing and communication, said the team "would explore all options," but "certainly is inclined to replace" McKinney.
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