JJ Redick DUI

Former Dook standout JJ Redick was arrested in Durham last night for a DUI.  Police chased Redick down after he was seen acting suspicious on the road.  And by “suspicious” I mean pulling up to a highway police DUI checkpoint and then making a U-turn to flee. 

Much like the LSU defense, authorities were able to track down JJ pretty easily.  He registered a blood-alchohol level of .11.  Whoops.

Though JJ is in trouble with the police, he’s being celebrated by the folks from the Guiness Book of World Records.  A .11 blood-alchohol level puts Redick well past yet another record-breaking milestone: Most Zima Ever Consumed in One Sitting.  The record is currently held by Clemson freshman Betty Jean Stevenson, who drank 3 Zimas to register a BAC of .09 on her Chi Omega Big Sister Pledge Night in 1997 .

While Dook fans are certainly disappointed that JJ blew a .11, they are still more disappointed by the .18 field goal percentage he blew in every NCAA tournament game that ever mattered during his Blue Devil career.

The arrest comes at a time when Redick is preparing for the NBA Draft and trying to show GMs throughout the league that he is more than just a one-dimensional scorer. 

Nothing to worry about, JJ.  If anything, this incident proves that you have the tools to be the prototypical NBA triple-threat, someone who can: shoot the ball, pound alcohol, and run away from the cops.

In a related story, the Portland Trailblazers today offered to trade their entire roster to Toronto for the rights to draft Redick with the #1 pick.