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Jan 5, 2009 6:55 pm US/Eastern

Former Heat Player Antoine Walker Arrested For DUI

MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) ― Former Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker was arrested early Monday morning and charged with suspicion of drunk driving in Miami Beach. Walker starred with the Heat from 2005-2007 and has played 12 seasons in the NBA.

Walker was driving a black Mercedes without the lights on when he was pulled over at 5:39 a.m., according to the arrest report. Officers detected a strong odor of alcohol and wrote in the report that Walker had a sleepy look on his face. He refused a breathalyzer test. Walker was being held on a $1,000 bond.

Walker, who helped the Miami Heat win the NBA championship in 2006, has averaged over 17 points per game for his career and is a three-time All-Star forward. He hasn't played in a game this year, and only played 46 games for the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2007-2008 season. His contract was bought out by the Memphis Grizzlies in December, making him a free agent.

His up-and-down career has often been just as tumultuous off the court.

In July 2007, Walker and a relative were bound at gunpoint while multiple robbers took a car, cash and jewelry from his suburban-Chicago residence. He also was the victim of an armed robbery in 2000 along with center Nazr Mohammed as the two sat in a vehicle waiting for a restaurant to open on Chicago's South Side.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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