Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson was arrested in Denver early Friday on suspicion of drinking and driving.
Lawson was stopped at 1:19 a.m. Friday while traveling 61 mph in a 35 mph zone on Park Avenue West in Denver, according to a Denver police report.
The officer noted that Lawson's speech was slurred, his "breath had a strong odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage, balance was swaying/stumbling, eyes were bloodshot/watery."
Lawson refused to submit to a chemical test and was taken to the Downtown Detention Center.